EAGLE MOUNT JEREMIE HOLLMAN
Service dogs add comfort to patients.
"That's a good boy!" Pulling out a GPS unit to take loca- tion coordinates and a bag to collect the sample for analy- sis, she says: "We're high enough and remote enough, this could be wolverine." A specially trained scat-detection dog, Orbee's expertise is locating poop of wolverine, griz- zly bear, fisher, and lynx. Whether searching for scats (poop) of an endangered species or the final foot-hold of a pesky plant, the work being done by the cadre of canines employed by Working
Dogs for Conservation is helping to save wildlife and wild places around the globe. But these aren't just any dogs, they're rescues, tossed away because of their uniquely big energy, drive and love of never-ending searching. Many of the dogs on staff at Working Dogs for Conservation come from shelters throughout Montana. Given that the history and economy of Montana is so deeply rooted in raising livestock, Orbee is a fabulous example of the many working dogs throughout the state
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