Frida the Rescue Dog is a Golden Labrador Retriever in the Mexican Navy ( SEMAR ) who was deployed in the event of natural disasters to help the rescue efforts . Frida has helped save the lives of people buried under the rubble of buildings that collapsed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake , victims of a landslide in Guatemala in 2012 , after the explosion of the Torre Ejecutiva Pemex ( Pemex Tower ) in Mexico City in 2013 , the 2016 Ecuador earthquake and the 2017 Puebla earthquake in Mexico . Reports have suggested that she has located more than 52 people . Her trainer and handler has been Petty Officer 2nd Class Israel Arauz Salinas ( as of October 2018 ) . Equipped with protective goggles , harness and boots she is trained to bark if she detects someone in need of help
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Frida (dog)