K9 Teams

K9 teams are certified by nationally recognized search organizations in addition to team training requirements prior to becoming a deployable asset. Our focus as an organization is to develop trained and qualified live-find K9 teams.

Our K9s specialize in Wilderness Area Search. Unlike tracking dogs that follow a specific scent trail, Area Search K9s work off-leash using airborne scent to detect any human presence within their search area. This makes them ideal for covering large spaces quickly.

K9 Vada & Tara

NASAR Certified

Vada, named after the main character in the 1990s movie My Girl, is a 5 year old Wilderness Area/ Air-Scent K9. Vada specializes in hasty searches and working through complex scent pools (i.e., thick brush/wooded area, rural buildings, creeks, contaminated areas). Her favorite toy is a soft frisbee.

K9 Doc & Aric

In Training

K9 Doc, named after Doc Holiday, is a border collie mix currently training to be a Wilderness Area Search K9. He really enjoys large areas where he can run, but also enjoys complex problems, especially inside buildings.

Doc's reward of choice is frisbee .

K9 Mac & Tara

NASAR Certified

K9 Mac, short for MacGyver, is a 2 year old wrecking ball that lives for Wilderness Area Search. He moves like lightning, and covers area just as quickly. When the team has new volunteer hiders, they often comment that they can hear Mac coming long before he finds them.

Mac's toy of choice is a tug, and he loves a strong tug partner. There has not been a team training yet that Mac has not decorated our clothes with dirt and slobber!