Final exam for rescue dogs in Littleton

Last weekend, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gathered 23 dogs and their handlers in Littleton to take the agency's Urban Search and Rescue certification test. Passing would qualify the dogs for the next three years to dispatch with FEMA rescue teams to serious disasters world-wide. Rescue dog hopeful Raider with his handler, Sara Rathbun (left), and his test evaluator.
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By Jaclyn Reiss, Globe Correspondent
Last weekend, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gathered 23 dogs and their handlers in Littleton to take the agency's Urban Search and Rescue certification test. Passing would qualify the dogs for the next three years to dispatch with FEMA rescue teams to serious disasters world-wide.

Rescue dog hopeful Raider with his handler, Sara Rathbun (left), and his test evaluator.