Quake rescue dog named Frida becomes national hero in Mexico
The Sept. 19 earthquake in central Mexico killed more than 300 people and destroyed many buildings in the nation’s capital, Mexico City. In the days that followed, rescue crews went out to search for survivors trapped under collapsed buildings.
And one rescuer, in particular, got a lot of attention.
Her name is Frida. She’s 8 years old, and she's a labrador sniffer dog with the Mexican Navy. According to the Navy, she has a "sixth sense" for finding humans, that's unlike any other dog they've ever trained before.
Over the course of her career, she’s rescued 12 people after earthquakes and other disasters in Mexico, Haiti and Ecuador. She’s also found 53 bodies buried under rubble.
Reporter Franc Contreras in Mexico City went to meet her for the China Global Television Network. “I would say, at this stage, she's a rock star but she doesn't let it get to her head,” he says. “She’s just getting used to being in front of the cameras because she's gotten so much attention lately.”
More (including video): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/09/quake-rescue-dog-named-frida-becomes-national-hero-mexico/745343001/
Rescue dog Frida looks on while working after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 22.
(Photo: GlobalPost)
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And of course she's a Lab, sez a mom of a big yellow Lab now at my feet. 
My girl is quite the sniffer and needs a job, so I made some calls to look into training her but found I would almost have to surrender her and I couldn't do that.
But labs are exceptional sniffers, often find a place doing these essential jobs. If your girl needs "a job," have you ever thought of agility training? She sounds like she'd be good at it and it might be fun for her... 
Will look into what's available in my area. You are most correct, she'd loved it.
And it would give her something enjoyable to do. My dog is on the small side and I've considered it for him since he tends to get bored and smaller dogs can do it too - plus, he could really use the exercise! 
