PHOTO GALLERY: Kish and Noah train to become rescue dogs

December 8, 2012 | 6:39 p.m. CST

Two dogs, Kish and Noah, are training to become rescue dogs. The dogs had to complete a Foundation Skills Assessment, which assesses a dog's obedience, control and agility. Neither of the dogs passed.

Training rescue dog Kish goes through an agility test for the Missouri Task Force 1 on Saturday morning at the Boone County Fire Protection District training center. Behind her owner and trainer Mary Roy, left, who is also a K9 specialist, K9 search specialist Jason Pellin and Eliodora Chamberlain evaluate Kish. Kish passed eight of the nine tests in the Foundation Skills Assessment. | Yi-Chin Lee

Mary Roy and her dog, Kish, participate in the K9 training session for the Missouri Task Force 1 on Saturday morning at the Boone County Fire Protection District training center. Kish did not pass the Foundation Skills Assessment, which is needed to become a rescue dog. | Yi-Chin Lee

Missouri Task Force 1 K9 search team manager Matt Schofield and K9 search specialist Eliodora Chamberlain bury "victims" for two dogs to locate as part of the Foundation Skills Assessment on Saturday morning at the Boone County Fire Protection District training center. Neither of the dogs passed the test. | Yi-Chin Lee