Sadie

Gold Sniffing Dog

Sadie's career began in Vermont where she was part of a program aimed at training dogs to find skiers who had been buried by avalanches. Although her olfactory capabilities rated highly on the Jenson Dog Nose Scale, she was unable to perform well in search and rescue simulations. Her trainers decided to expel her from the program and give her up for adoption. While vacationing in Vermont, Jon, Debbi, Mary, and Lucy visited the Von Trapp Family Ski Lodge, where Sadie was waiting for someone to adopt her. Debbi immediately recognized the dog's capability. After speaking with the search and rescue trainers, she employed a few drills and training exercises of her own. She quickly realized that Sadie was a Gold Sniffing dog. Of course, she was quickly adopted and taken to Kansas.

As a new member of the pirate crew, and one still undergoing training, Sadie has yet to prove her value on a treasure hunt.