Freelance Writer/Children's Book Author
My name is Lisa Wade McCormick and I'm an award-winning journalist and children's book author. I have more than 20-years experience as a  newspaper reporter and investigative television producer. I've also written twelve children's books for Scholastic and Capstone Press and am marketing my chapter book, "Typo The News Hound." I now freelance full time and my recent stories have appeared in The Kansas City Star, Dogs For Kids, and the consumer news Web site, ConsumerAffairs.com.
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Rescue, Doubled
How the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation saves lives

by Lisa Wade McCormick



         Cody was an uncontrollable puppy nobody wanted. But now, the

spirited Golden Retriever is one of the most highly trained search dogs in

the country. This is his amazing tale, the story of a rescued dog who is

rescuing people. The nine-year-old Golden who nearly lost his life in a

Wisconsin animal shelter is now part of an elite group of emergency

workers specially trained to respond to disasters and find people buried

alive. Cody’s tale, however, would undoubtedly have had a different and

tragic ending if an organization called the National Disaster Search Dog

Foundation (SDF), in Ventura County, Calif., hadn’t stepped in and taught

him how to use his boundless energy to save lives.


Read the rest of Rescue, Doubled at The Bark magazine's website,
http://thebark.com/content/rescue-doubled


My latest story in The Bark magazine is about The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, which trains rescued dogs to rescue people. Read it here...
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