Meet Binny, Palisades Tahoe's Newest Avy Dog

With ski season soon approaching, Palisades Tahoe, California has added a key member to their ski patrol unit, namely, a new avalanche dog.

Binny, which is short for Bingtang, is the newest pup to join the Palisdes Tahoe Avalanche Dog team, along with his handler Jonathan. He's a 10-week old Yellow Labrador Retriever, and is named after an Indonesian surf break (it's also the name of a famous Indonesian beer).

With a namesake like that, we're looking forward to seeing him get barreled... in snow...

Puppies this cute really bring out the corny jokes...

Still just a puppy, Binny is too young to be a full-fledged avalanche dog, but training for these highly specialized K-9 patrollers starts pretty darn early.

At this stage, he's working on socialization and introduction to novel things like chairlifts and moving equipment. He'll be on the mountain with Jonathan at the beginning of this ski season, and will trail to achieve mission-read certification in the next two years.

Check out Binny in an Instagram post by Palisades Avalanche Dogs below. Photos by Blake Kessler. Tap or click the arrow to progress through the slides.

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