Local Woman's Pet Detective Competes To Be America's 'Hero Dog'
SUN VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — A local woman's pet could be named "top dog" thanks to her ability to reunite lost animals with their owners.
Glory, an 8-year-old bloodhound, lives for search and rescue, according to her handler, Landa Coldiron.
The two recently set out to find a missing pug in Fountain Valley.
"They have to be bold. They can't be afraid. They can't be shy of skittish. They have to want to take the initiative," Coldiron, of LostPetDetection.com, said.
Glory is one of eight finalists in this year's Hero Dog Awards, held by the American Humane Association to honor courageous K-9's across the country.
Search dogs are extremely helpful in locating establishing a direction of travel which can lead to evidence, eye witnesses, targeting a search area in which to deploy resources or walking up and finding the pet as Glory has done, which is very difficult to do.
"She always wants to search. She always wants to do the job," Coldiron said of her pet detective, noting the job isn't easy.
"It gets hard because you have to follow wherever she goes," she said.
Glory and Coldiron are competing for the National Search Dog Alliance. If they win, their charity will receive $7,500 and they'll be awarded the coveted title of "American Hero Dog."
The eight finalists will travel with their human companions to Beverly Hills for a black tie gala and awards show.
To vote for Glory or any of the other of this year's finalists, visit the American Human Association online.