THE REAL HEROES OF R3 K9 SAR
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 11
Handler Ann Wichmann
Discipline Area Search
Certification FEMA Disaster Type I, SARDUS Area, SARDUS Urban Area
K9 Sky's Favorite Things Searching, toys and tugging
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 10
Handler Barb Linder
Discipline Area Search
Certification SARDUS Wilderness Area
K9 Opal's Favorite Thing Ball on a rope
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 10
Handler Wendy McIlroy
Discipline Trailing and HRD
Certification SARDUS Surburban Trailing and SARDUS HRD
K9 Moira's Favorite Thing Tennis balls
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 10
Handler Ann Wichmann
Discipline Area Search
Certification SARDUS Wilderness Area, SARDUS Urban Area, SARDUS Disaster Type II
K9 Crash's Favorite Things Loves to do anything with Ann!
Breed Belgian Malinois
Age 9
Handler Terri Hines
Discipline HRD
Certification OSSA, SARDUS HRD, SARDUS Large Source HRD
K9 Rook's Favorite Things Treats, leaning against people for scratches, carrying toys around the house
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 9
Handler Ann Wichmann
Discipline HRD
Certification SARDUS HRD, SARDUS Large Source HRD
K9 Rocket's Favorite Things Loves to be loved
Breed German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois
Age 8
Handler Meg Walker
Discipline Water Recovery
Certification Jonni Joyce Water Search/Boat
K9 Maverick's Favorite Things Working for hot dogs, taking naps & going on walks
Breed German Shepard
Age 7
Handler Deana Grobe
Discipline Trailing
Certification SARDUS Suburban Trailing
K9 Midnight's Favorite Thing her people, frisbee, hikes, squirrels
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 6
Handler Ann Wichmann
Discipline Trailing and Water Recovery
K9 Mira's Favorite Things Loves finding people and swimming!
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 5
Handler Wendy McIlroy
Discipline Area Search and Water Recovery
Certification SARDUS Wilderness Area, SARDUS Urban Area, SARDUS Large Area / Large source
K9 Aidan's Favorite Things Tennis Balls and Hot dogs
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 3
Handler Ellen Gradison
Discipline Area Trailing
K9 Chaz's Favorite Things all the balls
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 3
Handler Peter Sabee-Paulson
Discipline Area Search
K9 Luna's Favorite Things Tugging, Training, Fetch, Swimming
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 3
Handler Ann Wichmann
Discipline Area/Disaster
Certification SARDUS Urban Area, SARDUS Wilderness Area
K9 Chai's Favorite Thing Loves to be in charge, searching, barking and tugging
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 3
Handler Ann Wichmann
Discipline HRD
K9 Rip's Favorite Thing Water and diving under to retrieve
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 3
Handler Catherine Feher
Discipline Trailing
K9 Tally's Favorite Thing playing ball and swimming
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 3
Handler Katie Kerns
Discipline Area search
Certification SARDUS Urban Area, SARDUS Wilderness Area
K9 Ginger's Favorite Thing WATER
Breed German Shepard
Age 3
Handler Gaberielle McKay
Discipline Trailing
K9 Hope's Favorite Things long sprints on the beach, adventuring with the family, cuddles and belly rubs when her people are drinking their morning coffee. Oh, and pizza nights. She loves to eat the crust.
Breed Belgian Malinois
Age 2
Handler Terri Hines
Discipline HRD
Certification SARDUS HRD
K9 Quinley's Favorite Things All the toys. Tugging. Working.
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Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 2
Handler Catherine Feher
Discipline Area Search
K9 Chance's Favorite Things swimming, playing with other dogs
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 2
Handler Wendy McIlroy
Discipline HRD
K9 Journey's Favorite Things Treats and Cuddles
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 2
Handler Ann Wichmann
Discipline Area / Disaster
K9 Surf's Favorite Things Loves to be in charge
Breed Labrador Retriever
Age 2
Handler Ann Wichmann
Discipline Area / Disaster
K9 Surf's Favorite Things Loves to be in charge
Breed Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Age Under 1
Handler Tammy Bowman
Discipline Trailing
K9 Wren's Favorite Things Forest and water sources! Leaning in for scratches.