Rescue dogs have played an important part in mountain safety efforts for centuries. Over the past few decades, U.S. ski ...

A confused little lamb has melted hearts on social media after mistaking a dog for its mom, but internet users can see where his confusion came from.

Rescue workers are training dogs to help locate and save people buried in the snow after avalanches. NBC’s Angie Lassman shares an inside look at how these dogs are getting trained for Saturday TODAY.