K9 Info

Fear Must Remain Secondary

Motivated bold puppy is motivated and bold. Handler *&^%-eating grin is genuine. Chicken hat is awesome. Nobody slags on the chicken hat....

Join the K9 teams for a day - be a hider!

Being a hider for our K9 teams is a HUGE help. Our dogs need "strangers" to search for, or they get kinda lazy and only want to find us....

What K9 handlers REALLY do...

It isn't all walking down nice trails on beautiful days, but it is worth every single thorn and drop of sweat.

Dancing

No names, dates, places, or gendered pronouns. Dog handlers are a little too quick to talk smack about each other as it is. I will say it...

The problem with dogs

I don’t remember what I was trying to figure out. But I do recall getting the name of an expert in finding human remains. Somebody who’d...

Want to be a dog handler? Here's what you need to know upfront.

I had a puppy who needed a job to do. Specifically, THIS work - air-scent search. I hadn't done SAR before, but he needed it, so I was...

Volunteer insight: hiding so the noses can practice

I spent Thursday in the woods helping search and rescue dogs, their handlers and other volunteers with training. I was not sure what to...

What is it like to be found by a dog? (The Find and The Refind explained, with video)

Most people picture a dog running up to them, barking. A person is close behind, and within seconds you know you are safe. That isn't...

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