At the Randolph County Rescue Squad Christmas party last week, an announcement was made that the squad now has a new search dog.
The dog used in the past was owned by squad member Cory Strength, but due to some medical issues, the dog had to be put down. The new dog named Survivor is owned by squad member Josh Crockett of Roanoke.
Survivor was born on Jan. 31 of this year, being the only puppy of 12 to survive. In order for him to have any hope of surviving, the only thing Crockett and his wife knew to do was start bottle feeding him on day 3. By the time he was big enough to start eating on his own, Crockett's wife would place his food in different places throughout the house and let him try to find it.