NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 1

SAR Dog News

Published by the National Search Dog Alliance August 2016 Vol. 10, No. 8

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Board meeting dates 1 Comments and Corrections 1 COMMENTS and CORRECTIONS The Dog Days of Summer 2 Hero Dog Contest 2 In the June edition we ran a story about Doubtful NSDA Podcasts 4 Dog Behavior. In the July edition we printed a Testing, Training Seminars, & Conferences 4 Who Did You Say Was Driving? 6 comment on the article by reader, Lou Castle. The NSDA Board of Directors – Updates 6 comment however was attributed to Len Troman. Bark Ranger 7 My apologies to both Missing Woman’s Family Hails Helpful Unit 8 gentlemen on this error. Cloning Your Pet / Book Review 9 Norma Snelling Missing Hiker Found After 10 Days 10 Kibbles & Bits 11 The Last Howl 13 Board of Directors and Founding Members 14 Bucky Says:

Board 2016 Meeting Dates: “NO” to a puppy means September 1 “Wait until you October 6 are not looking” Contact Secretary, Jen Skeldon at [email protected] for the call in number for the meetings.

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VOTING FOR TOP DOG CONTINUES

Voting continues for the 2016 "Top Dog" of all the eight hero dogs and read the other seven hero dog stories. They are all AMAZING HERO DOGS! Vote for the dog that you believe should win the overall Top Dog award.

Voting will remain open until noon Pacific Time on IN THE NEXT ISSUE August 24th. Then we all fly to Hollywood on September 8th for the award gala on Saturday A painting by Super September 10. The recording of this gala will air on the Hallmark Channel the end of October, and I Kludde can let you know the date. Kubuk and Elizabeth The super elite Top Gun Dock Dog also paints and we will raffle off one of his beautiful originals. Each of the eight Hero Dog Awards finalists will Who else do you know who can feature a win $2,500 for their charity partners, and the 2016 American Hero Dog will win an additional $5,000 painting by a dog artist on their wall? for their charity partner. Watch for bidding details and dates.

Go to http://herodogawards.org/vote/ AND VOTE – every day NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 3

Because of this tilt, the earth stores up heat and becomes hotter until mid-August when the cooling The Dog Days of Summer cycle begins.

According to the weatherman, the "Dog Days" of summer are here - the hot days of late summer that seem to drag on forever.

Lots of folks think the term "Dog Days of Summer" stems from the idea that it is the period of extended heat in the mid or late summer that sends dogs staying in the cool shade under a porch, or tree. A dog does play a role in the history of the term but it actually is a dog in the sky.

In ancient times, people imagined that the brightest stars formed images of animals like bears, bulls, lions and even dogs. These star groups are called constellations and the constellation Canis Major is one that depicts a dog. The brightest star in this constellation is Sirius or the "Dog Star." Ancient Romans believed that, since Sirius the Dog Star was so bright, it actually Despite the reason for this hottest time of year, heated the earth. this period still causes dogs to try and find a cool Sirius is place. visible in the winter in the southern sky, but between early July and mid- August it rises during daylight with the sun. Since ancient Romans believed that this star added more heat to the heat of the sun, these later days of summer are called the "Dog Days" of summer!

Modern astronomy has taught us that the hottest days of the year occur during these "Dog Days" because the earth is tilted more towards the sun. NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 4

NSDA PODCASTS

This month I will be talking with Catherine Louis about scent-specicific area search.

Catherine is a member of Wake Canine Search and Rescue (www.wcsar.net) in North Carolina, where she has served both as a board member and president. Her duties have included maintaining a ‘Continuous Improvement’ focus on canine and team standards. She has been an air scent discriminating handler since 2002 and has formed a partnership with North Carolina National Weather Service to create and present a class to provide search responders with effective deployment methodologies that help maximize the probability of detection for canine search resources.

You can listen (and subscribe) to the Search Dog PODCAST through iTunes and also find the PODCAST on Podbean at www.saroc.podbean.com.

Please send questions, feedback and suggestions to [email protected]

These PODCASTS stay up indefinitely. Stay tuned! Eva Briggs

Testing, Training Seminars & Conferences Reach over 1,350 SAR K-9 handlers. List your Tests, Training seminars and conferences in the SAR Dog News Contact Norma Snelling at: [email protected] 2016 Tests Location Contact Email/Phone Date Aug 18-19 Area, Land HRD Camp Edwards,WA Chris Terpstra [email protected]

Aug 26-29 Area, Trailing, Water & Land HR Wasilla, AK Terry Crooks Closed

Aug 26-28 Gun Source Residue Colorado Springs Janet Yatchak Closed

Sept 15-18 Trailing II, III, Gun Source Residue Show Low, AZ Michelle Denton [email protected]

Sept 30- Area, Trailing, Water & Land HR, Gun Swan Valley, ID Janet Yatchak [email protected] Oct 2 Source Residue Oct 29-30 Land HRD Sarasota, FL Janet Wyatt [email protected] 941-922-3161 NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 5

Oct. 9-10 Area, Land HRD San Diego, CA Lenore Ceithaml [email protected]

Heather Oct. 15-16 Area, Disaster, Land, Water, Trailing Atterbury, IN [email protected] Suedkamp

2016 Date Seminars Location Contact Email/Phone

Aug 19-20 Scenarios Workshop (Info here) Cody, WY K.T. Irwin [email protected]

K9410 Land Cadaver Camp Atterbury, [email protected] Aug 27-28 Lillian Hardy Techniques K9s Advanced IN 812-526-0013 California SAREX 500+ Attendees from Sept 9-11 Fresno, CA CA & other states K9320 Basic Intro Disaster Search Camp Atterbury, [email protected] Sept 13-14 Lillian Hardy Techniques IN 812-526-0013 K9330 Disaster Techniques Camp Atterbury, [email protected] Sept 15-16 Lillian Hardy Intermediate IN 812-526-0013 Camp Atterbury, [email protected] Sept 17-18 K9430 Disaster Techniques Advanced Lillian Hardy IN 812-526-0013 CSAR 2016 Seminar Air Scent, Trailing, Wisconsin [email protected] Sept 18-23 Rosholt, WI HRD, Water Recovery Lions Camp [email protected] Tim & Suzy 615-452-9116 Sept 25-30 2016 All Breed Canine Multi-discipline Holiday Lake Perry Appomattox, VA Bob Urban 440-413-1973

2016 Date Seminars Location Contact Email/Phone

Maryln Allen [email protected] Oct 5-9 NSI K-9 Land HRD Seymour, IN Adams Camp Atterbury, [email protected] Nov 5-6 NSDA Seminar To be Announced Lillian Hardy IN 812-526-0013

Scenarios is 3 days of blind problems using land and They do not know if their subject is alive or dead. water cadaver, air scent, evidence, and trailing. The They must strategize and work together to locate the teams work through several searches per day and are subject or victim. Actors are used. Contact given information from a reporting party at the beginning K.T. Irwin [email protected] of each scenario just as they are on actual search.

For more Evaluator information contact Heather at: [email protected] For more Testing information, contact Rena at: [email protected]

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WHO DID YOU SAY WAS DRIVING?

A Wayne, West Virginia Walmart employee said a car that drove toward her in the parking lot, before colliding into a concrete pillar of the building, had a presumably unlicensed driver. When the car came to a halt, shoppers ran to the runaway car to make sure everyone was all right, only to find a dog in the driver's seat.

Once the car stopped, a second dog in the passenger seat of the car somehow managed to roll down a window after the crash, the woman said. The car crashed into the store at a slow speed and came to a rest. A Walmart employee said damage to the car and building was minimal. The dogs were not injured.

The owner of the car was paged to the front of the store. The owner said she had left the car running so the dogs would stay cool from the summer heat but they had other plans. The car was in good enough condition to drive away from the scene, witnesses said.

Since the dogs weren't available for comment, it's unclear how their cruise came about. CNN, TheWrap, fox5sandiego.com, UPI

NSDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS – UPDATES Tricia Heldmann has trained and certified her own SAR K9s now partnering with her sixth dog. Her library of dog Tricia Heldmann has owned German Shepherd training books and SAR training books is Dogs since 1960 and has been involved in extensive and she can sometimes be a seminar Search And Rescue (SAR) since 1992, as a SAR “junkie” attending several SAR and dog training K9 handler of GSDs and a Belgian Malinois, events in a year, all in the effort to soak up as almost that long. She has focused much of the much knowledge as possible. training on scent specific (trailing) search dogs As well as being a SAR trainer Tricia has been a in the SAR unit she founded TASK-9, LLC volunteer with more than one local Guide Dog (www.task-9.org), where she has served as Foundation, one since 1979, and foster puppy President, Training Director, Treasurer, and raiser. She has also competed and instructed in Secretary. Tricia is a Life Member and BoD K9 Scent Fun events such as Nosework. member of Canine Search And Recover, and a Founding Member of the National Search Dog Alliance.

Tricia has trained extensively under many of the nation’s leading trainers; Rebmann, Koenig, Dotson, Joyce, Shuler, Holmes, Higgins, in SAR, and many others in general dog behavior. Because she has trained many different breeds of dogs in search work in both generic scenting and scent specific over the years she has been called a master trainer in the SAR K9 field. She NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 7

Bark Ranger approach and stick a camera two feet from their face trying to get a picture,” Biel stated. By Jill Valley Gracie has a natural herding instinct, but needed her skills honed. For weeks she's been working with domestic livestock to prepare her for work in the wild.

"The last few weeks have been [spent] channeling her natural instincts, what she was bred to do. It's been great watching her progress the last few weeks,” said Marie Everett, who trains border collies.

Dangerous, sometimes deadly wildlife Gracie will also be an ambassador, and spend encounters in our national parks have rangers some of her time at the Logan Pass Visitors taking a look at how visitors interact with Center interacting with tourists -- and she's animals. Glacier National Park is taking a pro- getting used to people by spending time at active approach to safety with a new pilot events like Missoula's Out to Lunch." program. By mid-July she'll be on the job a couple of days Jill Valley met with the park's new "bark a week. Tourists will still experience the goats ranger". You can't tell a mountain goat to stay and other wildlife, but it’s hoped that Gracie will 25 yards away from people, but maybe you can keep everyone a little safer. teach them -- that's what Gracie, a two-year-old border collie hopes to do. "We know that's a unique experience at Logan Pass. [There are] very few places where you can "She is to be responsible for protecting wildlife go in your car and see the goats and big horn up Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, by sheep,” Biel said. “We are not moving them a moving them a safe distance for the visitors to mile away, you'll still be able to experience them view,” Gracie’s trainer Ally Cowan said. and see them but just from a safer distance.

Cowan is from the Wind River Bear Institute -- Gracie will always be on a leash with Mark the people who train the Karelian bear dogs. unless she's actively herding. c/o K-9 COP Magazine 7-15-16

"We don't want her to stress them out, so we don't want her bolting or chasing after them. We want her to move them like she would a herd of livestock,” Cowan said.

Mark Biel is the natural resource program manager at Glacier National Park -- and Gracie's owner. The pilot program was his idea based on what he's seen for himself.

“They'll surround the goat while the baby is outside, calling for mom, mom can't get through and can't because people block them off, people NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 8

Missing Woman’s Family Hails The family spokesperson, Lee Swales, who is Helpful Unit married to Scriven’s second daughter, said it had been a difficult time for the family with a 2016-08-03 Chelsea Pieterse, The Witness mix of emotions making it hard to understand and accept Scriven’s disappearance.

Swales said although the family had been through an incredibly tough time, Pietermaritzburg search and rescue’s Karl Gous and Port Shepstone’s search and rescue’s warrant officer Romel da Rosa had been “amazing”. “They worked even on their days off, they explained what was being done to all the sisters and kept them up to date with everything. They have been fantastic.”

Swales said Gous and Da Rosa were both passionate and dedicated. The dogs they work Brothers Bear (lying down) and Chas take a break with, Chas and Bear — who was formerly from their search for missing woman, Brenda Scriven. Lieutenant Jack Haskins’s dog — are brothers who were reunited on the search. “If all police The family of the woman who went missing in were like Karl and Romel, there would be no the flash flood in Durban, S. Africa on July 25 problems in this country. It is just staggering has praised the hard work of Pietermaritzburg to see how much they have done. It has been search and rescue officer Karl Gous and his unbelievable.” dog Chas. Swales said despite the family’s grief, they Brenda Scriven (62) last made contact with her wanted to try and channel their energy into family while she was driving home from work doing something positive. “We want Brenda’s as torrential rains flooded the city’s streets, legacy to continue, so we decided to create an making it extremely dangerous to drive. non-profit organization that would fund the K9 units in the police and in private security Scriven’s vehicle was found abandoned on Glen companies. Anil Street in Durban North later that night and it was suspected that a torrent of water “Five years on, maybe we will look back on this washed her away when she tried to get out of and be sad, but also look fondly on the catalyst the car. we started. K-9COP MAGAZINE A land, water and air search of around 13 km NEWS 24 of river has been ongoing throughout last week by the police’s search and rescue unit. Private Editorial: It is nice to remember that there are security companies, volunteers, family and dedicated K-9 searchers all around the world friends have joined in the search. doing the same work as we do here in the US. NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 9

CLONING YOUR PET Book Review by Susan Bulanda By Susan Bulanda

There is always that one special pet. It could Bark Alert: Basic Human Remains Detection be a dog, cat or other animal, perhaps it was Dog Training: A Field Training Workbook or is your best SAR dog, or that one animal Complete with Easy to Use Training Logs by M. you simply have a deep bond with. Many Warren, 2015, 174 pgs, ISBN: 978-0- people try to get another pet just like the one 9867611-1- 9 (This book may be purchased they had. They go to the same breeder, or try from the author at [email protected]) No to pick one that has the same characteristics price is indicated. as their beloved pet. But it rarely works out because each animal is unique. Bark Alert: Basic Human Remains Detection Dog Training is a very easy to read and But there is a way to get exactly the same understand self-published book. The training animal. Cloning is now available for pet lovers. steps are clear and for the most part are A company called ViaGen Pets has cloned the accurate and logical. What I liked about this first puppy and kitten in the U.S. They are the book are the tests for the handler as well as only company that is in full compliance with all the dog at the end of each training step. of the U.S. regulations and pet care practices. The author explains the reasons why a handler It is best done while the pet you wish to clone may cause a dog to fail as part of each section. is alive. The way it works, is a small tissue I would have liked to see more emphasis on sample is processed and stored. Then, when these points since most handlers make the you are ready, the DNA from your pet is mistakes that she mentions. implanted in a donor and will develop to full gestation. The training steps are sound and logical. Ms. Warren suggests that the handler read the The resulting pet book carefully and think about the steps before will look and they try them. I heartily agree with her. behave the same as the original pet. It Each section includes a training log that is easy will also have the to use. There are 28 chapters covering same health issues. everything about HRD training. Ms. Warren There is an covers how to store and handle material as advantage knowing well as the material to use. There were a few this in advance because in some cases, the pet points that I found needed further clarification. owner can take preventative measures. In Step 4 she mentions keeping a 5 – 6-inch leash on the dog. I was not sure if she meant a For more information, contact: 5 – 6 inch or foot leash. If she meant a 5 -6 www.viagenpets.com or speak with a ViaGen inch leash the rationale should have been counselor at 888-876-6104. explained. Another confusing point was that throughout the book the author stresses that food rewards should not touch the scent source or to let the dog take food from the ground, yet in Step 6 she says that the toy or NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 10

food reward should be thrown at the training book. However, they did not detract from the aid. Again this is either a mistake or should material in the book. have been clarified. I really like this book and think it is a bonus for The quality of the book is nice, with a glossy HRD dog handlers or those who aspire to be cover and standard pages. The book is spiral one. This is one of the better HRD books that bound, which makes it easy to use. There were I have reviewed. formatting errors and some grammatical mistakes which are typical in a self-published

MISSING HIKER FOUND AFTER TEN DAYS returned to their vehicle near the trailhead where she awaited his return. A couple found

here and took her to a pet hospital, which in July 23, 2016 - On Saturday, July 23, 2016 the turn realized it belonged to Wolsko and Tulare County (California) Sheriff's Office Search contacted the Sheriff’s office. and Rescue Team located Frank Wolsko alive near Cedar Slope. Frank Wolsko was transported to a local hospital

where he was treated and released for exposure The subsequent investigation revealed that Mr. and dehydration. Wolsko set out for a day hike to Maggie Lakes on Wednesday July 13th and survived in the Several CARDA and county K-9 teams were wilderness for approximately ten days with very deployed over the course of the search. few provisions.

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office would like to Before setting out, Frank Wolsko altered his thank the following agencies for their originally planned route and quickly became lost. assistance: On Thursday, Mr. Wolsko reported that he lost contact with his black Labrador "Cassie" who California Office of Emergency Services later California Highway Patrol (Air Operations)

Naval Air Station Lemoore Search and Rescue

(Air Operations)

California Army National Guard

Sequoia Mountain Rescue (Tulare County SAR

Volunteers)

Tulare County Sheriff's Posse (Tulare County

SAR Volunteers)

California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA)

Kern County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue

Fresno County Sheriff's Office Search and

Rescue

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office Search

and Rescue

Source: Tulare County Sheriff Department Sierra Sun Times NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 11

BAKERSFIELDnow.com KIBBLES & BITS by Susan Bulanda

This month I have been asked to talk about the Standard Poodle and SAR. It is interesting that in the late 40’s and early 50’s a famous dog trainer, Blanche Saunders, made the Standard Poodle popular as her dog of choice for obedience training. You can still purchase her book “Training You to Train Your Dog” published in 1952 on the used book market. It was one of the first books I studied as a budding dog trainer in the late 50’s.

The Poodle is an interesting breed of dog that is often mislabeled as a French Poodle. Although the Poodle is the official breed of France, in reality the origin of the breed is questionable. Many believe that it originated in Germany as a water/gun dog. The name Poodle came from the German word “pudel” - meaning puddle. It is believed that the most common ancestor of the Poodle is the Barbet, that today is a very rare pointing breed. There has been a poodle like dog throughout Europe as far back as Emperor Augustus around 30 A.D. The breed comes in the common curly-type coat and a corded coat, similar to the Komondor.

Today, there are three recognized sizes of Poodles. The standard, which is at least 15 inches at the shoulder, the miniature, which is at least ten inches but less than 15 inches at the shoulder and the toy, which is under ten inches at the shoulder. For a while people were breeding “pocket” Poodles as well. Miniature, toy and pocket Poodles were all bred down from the Standard Poodle. The Poodle is known for its good nature, trainability, agility, and intelligence. Its coat is more like human hair, in that it grows long and does not shed twice a year like other dogs. Poodles lose their hair the same way that people do, a little at a time. Because of this Poodles have been mislabeled at hypoallergenic. However, they are not, since they do shed dander the same as other dogs and dander is what most people are allergic to.

There are three grooming styles that are acceptable for Poodles, the puppy clip, English saddle clip or the continental clip. The styles of clips originated due to the fact that the hair on Poodles grows long, and if they were not clipped, would weigh them down when they retrieved waterfowl. More hair was left on the dog’s joints to keep them warm in cold water, which may have inspired the fancy cuts of today.

For many years, people have used the Poodle as part of the fad of creating designer dogs, resulting in the “poo” mixes such as the cock-a-poo, schnoodle, peke-a-poo, labradooles and goldendooles, to name a few. I believe I have talked about designer dogs in a past issue of Kibbles and Bits, so I won’t go into it here in depth. Keep in mind that designer dogs are bred for the most part by puppy mills, back-yard breeders and pet owners. These dogs are not consistent in type, both mentally and physically and are not the result of well-bred, genetically or medically tested parents. In many cases, the designer dogs are often not a mix of the breeds that they are claimed to be. Because people are willing to pay as much or more for designer dogs than the cost of a well-bred purebred dog, the market is alive and well. NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 12

Poodles are a surprising breed of dog in many the handler, can be prone to doing their work ways. In the mid-1970s, a man named John only if the handler knows what to do. For Suter raced a team of Standard Poodles in example, trick dogs are trained to respond to the Idiarod dog sled race. It has not been hidden signals, such as a slight twist of the done since. Poodles have been used as trick mouth, the movement of a finger or nod of a dogs, Seeing Eye dogs, and they excel in head. Poodles are very good at this, which is obedience competition. They are most why many old time circus acts used them. popular as a companion dog. However, this can be a detriment in SAR training if the handler is not careful. As for using them in SAR, they can do SAR work but they have two main drawbacks: one The Poodle does make a wonderful and is their coat. The Poodle coat is not easy to affectionate companion. Their various sizes keep clean or groom, matting easily. Their can accommodate all family situations and coat tends to hold in dirt, seeds and other members of the family. Even the Standard debris that dogs pick up in the field. The Poodle is not a large, bulky dog, but fine second drawback depends on the individual boned and delicate. The Standard Poodle dog, but by and large, Poodles are very rote should not weigh over 49 lbs., the Miniature in their performance. This is what makes about 26 lbs. and the Toy around 15 lbs. them an excellent competitive obedience dog. They will perform exactly as they are trained. They are less forgiving of mis-training and handler mistakes. For some Poodles, once they learn something, even if it is the wrong thing, it is difficult to re-train them to do the right thing. They are less likely to analyze a situation and adapt to accomplish the goal in the same manner that a working breed such as a German Shepherd would. However, they are very reliable in doing what they are taught.

What is nice about Poodles, is that they do not make the missing person feel threatened by their looks, even if the dog is large. People who are not fond of dogs or are frightened of dogs are less likely to feel upset being found by a Poodle than a GSD, Doberman or other working breeds. Poodles make excellent therapy dogs and are great with children. Because Poodles are extremely sensitive and in tune to their owner’s moods, a handler must be aware of how their feelings affect their dog, especially during training. Poodles are very good at reading body language. Because they prefer to look for guidance from NSDA SAR DOG NEWS August 2016 Page 13

THE LAST HOWL HRD Human Resource Development By Sue Wolff HRD Human Resources Department Opinions expressed in this column are those of the HRD High Rate Data author and not necessarily those of the National Search Dog Alliance. …and here are HR’s other meanings

HR Human Resources Every occupation – paid or volunteer – has its own alphabet and SAR is no different. HR Hour HR House of Representatives Take the acronym SAR as a perfect example. HR Heart Rate Besides search and rescue, here are some of the other meanings: The dogs or K-9s don’t get left out either. SAR Sons of the American Revolution However K-9 has an almost universal SAR Student Aid Report meaning understood everywhere. Here are SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar some connotations: K-9 Canine (Dog) ICS: Incident Command System is used K-9 Canine Unit (of a police quite often in SAR: at training, on a search department) site, etc. Here are some other meanings of K-9 Military Working Dog Program ICS:

ICS Internet Connection Sharing If you’ve ever tried to look up the National (Microsoft) Search Dog Alliance by its acronym NSDA, ICS IEEE Computer Society you’re familiar with the National Soft Drink ICS Information and Computer Association. That organization requested the Sciences (of University of website name first so now the Alliance is N- California, Irvine) SDA.org. Here are some other NSDA acronyms: MOB: Medical Operations Base initials are NSDA Non-Self Destruct Alternative used on signs at search sites so responders (Army) carrying injured persons can find their way NSDA National Stamp Dealer's quickly to medical help. Here are some other Association uses for MOB: NSDA Nebraska State Dairy MOB Mother of the Bride Association MOB Medical Office Building MOB Member of the Board The major point here, is not only to be sure that everyone is on the same page but also Perhaps two of the SAR acronyms which that they’re talking the same language…or could be most easily misunderstood are HRD rather alphabet. for Human Remains Detection and HR for Human Remains. Here are other meanings for the HRD contraction:

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Board of Directors—

OFFICERS Susan Fleming, President, Pennsylvania [email protected] Terry Crooks, Vice-President, Montana [email protected] Jen Skeldon, Secretary, Idaho [email protected] Julie Gibson, Treasurer, Idaho

DIRECTORS Bridget Jackson, Missouri [email protected] Heather Proper-VanValkenberg, Pennsylvania [email protected] Kathleen Kelsey, Missouri [email protected] Tricia Heldman [email protected] Norma Snelling [email protected] Romeo Mejia [email protected]

Founding Members—

K-9 Thor, Eileen M. Nobles, Susan Bulanda K-9 Roo, Leslie Godchaux, Brian R. Hendrickson Continental Kennel Club, Inc., K-9 River, K-9 Persha; Jan Thompson, K-9 Cali, Peggy Ann Buchman; K-9 Geist