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UK rescuers hope to get paws on new ‘dog-cam’

In video, dog equipped with new camera system is able to help rescuers easily find individual trapped in collapsed house as part of training exercise

The Huffington Post

HAMPSHIRE, U.K. — Looking at things from a dog’s perspective may not be the first idea for those charged with an important task, but one company in the U.K. is helping search and rescue teams do just that.

In the video below from the BBC, a dog equipped with a new camera system is able to help rescuers easily find an individual trapped in a collapsed house as part of a training exercise.

British firm Wood & Douglas has developed a canine-mounted “dogcam” known as PAWS, which stands for portable, all-terrain, wireless system, according to ABC News.

Full story: ‘Dogcam’ Gives Search And Rescue Efforts A Canine Point Of View (VIDEO)