5/4/2026

“Hero”  One of the things that has motivated us to breed fine dogs is our work in Search and Rescue.  The simple fact is, not every dog is suitable to be a Search Dog.  Therefore, early on, we sought to breed in order to produce dogs we could train as the best for Search and Rescue work. The following is the story of our first Search and Rescue Dog ...

2/6/2026

From Kim and MacKenzie, "Here is Reiny (Nika x Tobbs 2025) nailing it as a tracking/trailing SAR dog." ...

12/19/2024

[NATIONAL CHAMPION KANAS KENEI VAN DEN HEUVEL SCHI, BH, CD, CDX , SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG, H.O.T. “HERO”](/males/hero) Handler owned, trained, and titled, son of the legendary **Norbo Ben Ju**, exemplifies his sire’s structure and working drives. His lines through both his dam, **Exa Z Esagilu**, and Norbo are 100% working Czech, with strong DDR backing. Hero is a dog of incredible heart and devotion, good with children and with other animals. With endless drive for the ball or tug, no hesitation on variable surfaces, a gusto that is pure delight, he has what I consider the ideal working ability. Hero’s coloring and coat type is Red Sable, standard coat. ...

8/8/2019

QUALIFICATIONS OF A SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG excerpted from K9 SUSPECT DISCRIMINATION  by Adee Schoon and Ruud Haak, Detselig Enterprises LTD, Alberta, Canada 2002 p. 85-86  MENTAL QUALITIES: \* placid composure:  self-confident, stable, not nervous or afraid \* temperament: lively, interested \* willing to work: willingness to continue even if t...

7/9/2016

I was honored this week by this Certificate of Appreciation for Service to the Community from the Sheriff’s Department. It reads, “Thank you for 15 years of dedicated service to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer Search and Rescue Unit.  Your hard work, dedication and expertise in the K-9 Unit has greatly improved the overall effectiveness ...

1/25/2014

Check out this new video of Trace training for a search. ...

1/1/2014

An example of a search, which lasted long hours in difficult conditions, occurred one summer a few years ago. Tag and I were called in out to look for a missing man who had traveled in an unknown direction on his bicycle. No one knew anything more than that he could have traveled many miles away. Conditions were hot and dry. On the dry dirt roads where ...