Zen the border collie teaches other dogs how to rescue people in Italy's avalanche-prone Dolomites
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Zen, an avalanche Border Collie, attends a training with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Avalanche dog Brina attends a training with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A man is helped out from under the snow during a training of the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, attend a training in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Avalanche dog Brina is praised by her trainer Silvia Anselmetto during a training session with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
This photo released by the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, shows the place where three skiers were buried by an avalanche on Giau Pass on March 16, 2025. (Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps via AP)
Ira, a dog with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, attends a training in Col Gallina in the Italian Alps near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Avalanche dog Phoenix attends a training with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, attend a training in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A rescue team waits at their base during a training with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Zen, an avalanche Border Collie, attends a training with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
