Ground Zero Emergency Training Center

An elite search & rescue training center in the heart of Oklahoma founded by Becky & @barry_switzer. 🐾 “Some people save dogs, our dogs save people.”

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#ThankYou to ALL of our #Veterans today!
That includes the men, women & K9s who have courageously served to keep us safe.
#VeteransDay

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Thank you to @RemingtonPark for selecting #GroundZero as the #nonprofit to receive procedes from this year's #RemingonBark. We appreciate your support!
"Some people save dogs...
our dogs save people."
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@Barry_Switzer

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Thank you so much to @DevonEnergy for sponsoring Pepper! The Passing of the Leash today from #GroundZero to Lt Jeff Hanlon with @okcfire & #Oklahoma #TaskForce 1 was so special. Hardly a dry eye in the house. This is our 32nd leash passing.
@Barry_Switzer

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We depend so much on our sponsors & supporters!
Today we want to give a big shout out to Peggy & Kris Yates plus their crew!
Today Midwest Wrecking Co- Oklahoma delivered more rubble on which our dogs & handlers can train. It helps us simulate REAL disaster scenarios. 🐾

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Our Superhero Spotlight this week is Allie 🐶

Allie is a 2 year old Labrador Retriever from our breeding program. She has been fostered since she was 12 weeks old by Tammy Robertson, a member of OKTF-1. Tammy and Allie just passed their FSA!

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Thank you to the @kirkpatrickfdn for your generous support. We loved having you out today for a tour & demonstrations.

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We want to thank Alan Armstrong, Michael Dunn and Williams Companies for their financial support of @GroundZeroETC @OU_Football “People save Dogs, our Dogs save People”

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Thanks to Williams Companies for their support of #GroundZero & first responders. Also great meeting one of their Houston employees who’s on Texas Task Force 1 with her dog Taser.
@Barry_Switzer

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Happy Birthday to our fearless co-founder ~ @Barry_Switzer!
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#Sooners #soonersfootball #oklahomasooners #oklahoma #dallascowboys #football #dogs #herodogs #searchdogs #germanshepherd #naturaldisasters #disasters #searchandrescue #GroundZero

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Our Superhero Spotlight this week is Ziva 🐶

Ziva is a three year old lab who was recently paired with Stephen Scott of Missouri Task Force 1 in our August handler course. Ziva and Stephen are currently preparing for their FSA.

Join us in wishing them luck!

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Why is #GroundZero so vital?
We provide these heroic K9s FREE OF CHARGE to our brave Task Forces in #Oklahoma & across the country to save lives during disasters.
#dogs #disasters #heroicdogs #taskforce #savelives #makeadifference #herodog #searchdogs #searchandrescue #nonprofit

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#TeamTuesday we’ll intro you to people who make #GroundZero what it is - staff, volunteers, K9 handlers & board members.
Here’s our Campus Staff:
Todd Frazier - Head Trainer (top center)
Erin Anderle (left), Lissee Nichols (right) & Michael Harper - Kennel Staff & Trainers
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Our Superhero Spotlight this week is Indy 🐶

Indy is a one and a half year old Golden Retriever. He is currently in training to be a live find USAR K9. Indy has endless hunt drive and will be an unstoppable force when it comes to saving lives.

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Honored to speak today at the #ContinentalCares luncheon. Continental Resources offers this lunch so employees can learn about #nonprofits. Thank you Harold Hamm for including #GroundZero.
@Barry_Switzer

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Our Superhero Spotlight this week is Zero 🐶

He is from GZ’s breeding program and graduated and has been paired with his handler, Bobby Mercer. They have passed their live-find detection certification, and are proving to be a phenomenal pair!

Congratulations to Bobby and Zero!

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Our Superhero Spotlight this week is Berkley 🐶

Berkley is an eight month-old yellow lab who is currently in training as an HR Detection K9.

We would like to take a moment to thank Berkley's foster, Brian Landers, for his hard work and dedication towards Berkley!

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#NeverForget
Artwork by @SuperfitCanine

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Our Superhero Spotlight this week is Sonic 🐶

He is a two year old black lab who is in training to be a live find K9. Sonic is constantly hunting and working whether it be on the rubble pile or out in the field.

“Some people save dogs,
Some dogs save people.”

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At @remingtonpark today for #RemingtonBark. We’re so excited @groundzeroetc was selected as the beneficiary of this fab event! Thank you #RemingtonPark AND the GZ staff, volunteers & board members who helped today! 🐾❤️

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This week's Superhero Spotlight is pup #4 🐶

#4 is from GZ’s breeding program! He has an amazing nose and is super eager to please. He loves to search for his toy and decoys hidden beneath the rubble.

Help be our next Superhero sponsoring #4 with the name of your choice! 🎉