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Former mountain-rescue Labrador becomes a marine conservation…

Sgiath, a Labrador once trained for mountain rescue, now sniffs out conservation work at sea; his new career has come with no reported complaints.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on Meet the Pressure
Published 9:47 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on this story, from Meet the Pressure at 9:47 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Times of India's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by The Times of India: “A Labrador once trained for mountain rescue becomes a marine conservation detection dog; Sgiath can sniff”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 9:47 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.

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The Times of IndiaA Labrador once trained for mountain rescue becomes a marine conservation detection dog; Sgiath can sniff

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA gentler story now. A Labrador once trained for mountain rescue has found a new line of work in marine conservation.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe dog is called Sgiath, and according to The Times of India, the dog can sniff out conservation work that people struggle to find.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo he went from climbing mountains to working the coast. That's a big change of scenery for a retriever.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLabradors are bred to work, Chip. Retrievers retrieve. The mountain was simply one workplace among several.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'll take that as a compliment.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe data doesn't say exactly what Sgiath finds, so I won't guess. I will say he changed careers and kept his dignity.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's more than most of us manage, Hank. He didn't even need a LinkedIn page.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd if he did, he'd have the better references. Nobody has ever described a Labrador as evasive.

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