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Sage (Rescue Dog)

Sage is a border collie who has had an exceptional career in search and rescue.

Early life: Sage came from England in 1999 at 10 weeks old and by the age of 16 weeks was beginning her search and rescue training. She passed her certification as a FEMA K9 in ____(DATE)

Notable events: Sage was deployed to the Pentagon after the 9-11 attacks.

In addition to searching for live people, Sage is a trained and experienced cadaver dog.

She searched for Natalee Holloway in Aruba.

In 2005, Sage was deployed to Katrina in Mississippi and then to Hurricane Rita.

Sage also was deployed to Iraq to search for missing soldiers. She and her handler, Diane Whetsel, were in Iraq for about 6 months.

In 2009, Sage is one of 5 AKC Honorees as