The Team

 

"It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of the people served." - Napoleon Hill 

 

Our members come from many different backgrounds, but they all bring a strong commitment to our mission and the community. 

 

Handlers and canines are required to maintain a high level of training.  Canines are tested to insure a friendly and stable temperament as well as the ability to search.

 

K-9 SAR TX currently has handlers and canines training in air scenting, light disaster, tracking/trailing and cadaver search.  Air scent dogs search for any human scent in a given area.  These dogs usually work off lead and can cover a large area quickly.  Tracking/trailing dogs search, using a scent article, for a specific individual by following the path of that person.  Cadaver dogs are used to locate human remains. 

 

Here are some pictures of our team. Please visit the Events and News page for more pictures.

 

Tanya with K-9 Sarge
Tanya (NASAR SARTECH II) and K-9 Sarge
Mary Jane with K-9's Bodacious and MacIver

Mary Jane (Team Training Coordinator, NASAR SARTECH II, SARTECH II Coordinator, Canine SARTECH Coordinator and NASAR ISAR and FUNSAR Instructor) and K-9's Pete (NASAR HRD Disaster Responder, HRD Land Other and IV Certified), Bodacious (NASAR Canine SARTECH III and II - Area and NASAR Disaster Responder - Live Certified),  and K-9 Rio (NASAR Canine SARTECH III - Area Certified).  Mary Jane's new girl Millie - below.

K-9 Millie

Millie

TC (NASAR SARTECH I, NASAR SARTECH I/II Evaluator and NASAR Canine SARTECH II/III and Disaster - Live Evaluator) and K-9 Roo (NASAR Canine SARTECH I Area, NASAR Canine SARTECH III Trailing and NASAR Disaster Responder Live Certified)

Seeker, handled by TC Crippen, is in training for tracking

 
Tina with K-9s Sydney and Moxie

Tina (NASAR SARTECH II and SARTECH II Evaluator) and K-9 Bosco

Bosco as a grown up!

 

In Honor and Memory of Our Past Canine Handlers and Partners

 

 

Dianne Rollins, March 6, 2009.  Dianne was a great person who always

put everyone at ease.  She is missed.  Dianne and one of her hounds, 

Scarlet, are shown above.

 

Trooper, Trailing Dog in training.  Handler - former member Dianne Rollins.

 

K-9 Bailey

Bailey, HRD Canine, September 30, 2006.  All of our canine partners

are special but this one was extraordinary.  He will be missed. 

Handler - Former member Sharyn Carrasco.

 

 

Jack, Area Search Dog in training - accident May 2004.  Handler - Mary Jane Boyd