Meet Our Research & Medical Detection Dogs
Working Dogs
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Lucy
- Registered Name: Lucy PennVetWDC
- Breed: Dutch Shepherd
- DOB: May 11, 2017
- Gender: Female
- Kennel: Penn Vet Working Dog Center
- Foster: Derek Zaleski & Stephanie Stevens
- Legacy: Named in honor of Lucy (Handler Lynne Engelbert) who deployed to the World Trade Center following the attacks of 9/11.
- Sponsor: Kaleidoscope of Hope
- Job: Medical Detection
- Video: Lucy's YouTube
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Helen
- Registered Name: Helen
- Breed: Labrador Retriever
- DOB: June 28, 2017
- Gender: Female
- Kennel: Penn Vet Working Dog Center
- Foster: Andrew & Debbie Shumsky
- Job: Medical Detection
- Video: Helen's YouTube
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Vauk
- Registered Name: Vauk PennVetWDC
- Breed: Labrador Retriever
- DOB: January 24, 2021
- Gender: Female
- Kennel: PVWDC
- Foster: Dr. Cindy Otto
- Legacy: Named in honor of 9/11 victim Lt. Cmdr. Ronald James Vauk, US Navy.
- Job: Medical Detection
- Video: Vauk's YouTube
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Toby

- Registered Name: Toby PennVetWDC
- Breed: Small Munsterlander
- DOB: June 27, 2018
- Gender: Male
- Kennel: On the Fly Kennels
- Foster: Jenny Essler (puppy foster Lindsay Bungert)
- Legacy: Named in honor of K9 Toby (Handler Barbara Cavileer) who deployed to the Staten Island following the attacks of 9/11.
- Sponsored by: The Rothman Family
- Job: Conservation Detection
- Video: Toby's YouTube
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Osa
- Registered Name: Osa vom Kugelblitz PennVetWDC
- Breed: German Shepherd Dog
- DOB: April 4, 2014
- Gender: Female
- Kennel: vom Kugelblitz Kennels
- Foster: Annemarie DeAngelo
- Legacy: Named in honor of Osa (Handler Laura LoPresti) who deployed to the World Trade Center following the attacks of 9/11.
- Sponsor: Air Animal Pet Movers
- Job: Medical Detection
- Video: Osa's YouTube
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Bobbie
- Registered Name: L’Bobbie Von Granville PennVetWDC
- Breed: German Shepherd Dog
- DOB: January 29, 2016
- Gender: Female
- Kennel: Granville German Shepherds
- Foster: Bob and JoAnne Dougherty
- Legacy: Named in honor of K9 Bobbie (Handler Donna Larson) who deployed to the Staten Island Landfill after the attacks of 9/11.
- Sponsored by: Merck Animal Health
- Job: Medical Detection
- Video: Bobbie's YouTube
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Ivey
- Registered Name: S'Ivey
- Breed: German Shepherd Dog
- DOB: December 21, 2016
- Gender: Female
- Kennel: Watcher Engel K9
- Foster: Anna Sharova (puppy foster: Kurt & Alice Barnhart
- Legacy: Named in honor of K9 Ivey (Handler Nancy Hachmeister) who deployed to the World Trade Center after the attacks of 9/11.
- Job: Medical Detection
- Video: Ivey's YouTube