Dog trained to locate or retrieve a missing or trapped person

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Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Wood engraving by Baxter after E. Landseer.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Chromolithograph after E. Landseer, 1860/1880.

Mountain rescue dog : 46 / Royal Mail Group Ltd. ; designed by Redpath.

A St. Bernard dog brings an avalanche victim to a hospice in the Alps. Stipple engraving by Dibart Castel, 1820, after P.A.A. Vafflard.

Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Line engraving by J. Landseer, 1831, after E. Landseer.

St. Bernard Dog with mountainous background. Etching by T. Landseer after E.H. Landseer.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an unconscious man in the snow and alert the rescue party of his presence. Wood engraving by C.H.

Convent of Great St. Bernard, Switzerland/Italy: rescue dogs gathering outside around wounded travellers. Wood engraving.

A wounded soldier is found by a rescue dog who alerts the nurse and ambulancemen of their whereabouts. Coloured chromolithograph by E.A. Holloway, 1904.

A rescued child is reunited with his family by a Newfoundland dog. Coloured mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1803, after J. Eckstein.

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Rescue dogs

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Images about Rescue dogs

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Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Line engraving by J. Landseer, 1831, after E. Landseer.

St. Bernard Dog with mountainous background. Etching by T. Landseer after E.H. Landseer.

Mountain rescue dog : 46 / Royal Mail Group Ltd. ; designed by Redpath.

A St. Bernard dog brings an avalanche victim to a hospice in the Alps. Stipple engraving by Dibart Castel, 1820, after P.A.A. Vafflard.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Wood engraving by Baxter after E. Landseer.

Rescue dogs

Images from the collections

Images about Rescue dogs

Works from the collections

Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Line engraving by J. Landseer, 1831, after E. Landseer.

St. Bernard Dog with mountainous background. Etching by T. Landseer after E.H. Landseer.

Mountain rescue dog : 46 / Royal Mail Group Ltd. ; designed by Redpath.

A St. Bernard dog brings an avalanche victim to a hospice in the Alps. Stipple engraving by Dibart Castel, 1820, after P.A.A. Vafflard.

Two St. Bernard dogs find an injured man, while one tries to revive him the other alerts the rescue party of his presence. Wood engraving by Baxter after E. Landseer.

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