K9 Memorial Roll Call
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
- anonymous
Birka
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - June 15, 1991
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - LAND - MISSION READY - August 15, 1992
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - WATER - MISSION READY - August 15, 1992
TRAILING - MISSION READY - July 15, 1991
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 8
HANDLER - Tina Burkhart
Bo
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - April 15, 1994
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 6
HANDLER - Eric Starnes
Boomer
BREED - Labrador Retriever - Male
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - November 17, 2000
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - LAND - MISSION READY - April 20, 2003
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 9
HANDLER - Mike McKenna
Trained and Tested in 21 States and held 3 National Certifications.
Deployed To:
- Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
Boris
BREED - German Shepherd - Male
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - April 9, 2002
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 6
HANDLER - Jess Romero
Member of Kansas Search and Rescue Association - Wichita, Kansas
Boudreaux
BREED - Bloodhound - Male
TRAILING - MISSION READY - April 10, 1999
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 8
HANDLER - David Daniel
Trained and Tested in 7 States
Member of Virginia Bloodhound Search & Rescue Association
The American Kennel Club - Canine Good Citizen
Therapy Dogs International, Inc - Therapy Dog
2001 Texas Animal Hall of Fame Inductee in the Professional Category for his heroic deeds to Mankind
2001 American Kennel Club - Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE)
National winner in recognition of dogs in the service to Mankind in the category of Search & Rescue
2007 American Bloodhound Club - Meritorious Service Award for a Bloodhound for the performance of Exemplary Service to the community in the areas of Volunteer Search & Rescue and Therapy Work
Caley
BREED - German Shepherd - Female
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - December 5, 2001
DISASTER - MISSION READY - January 15, 2002
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 10
HANDLER - Carla Collins
Trained and Tested in one other State
Texas Task Force One - a National Urban Search and Rescue Program headed by FEMA
Cleo
BREED - German Shepherd - Female
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - May 24, 1994
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - LAND - March 28, 1993
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - WATER - March 28, 1993
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 6
HANDLER - Susann Brown
Dagger
BREED - German Shepherd - Male
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - March 15, 2002
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 3
HANDLER - Paul Lake
First Police K9 for the city of Flower Mound Badge #184
1998 Detector Dog Certification - Texas Police K9 Association
1999 Multi Surface Tracking Certification - RCMP
1999 USPCA Region 20 Narcotics Detection Certification
2001 USPCA Region 20 3rd Place Narcotics Detection
2001 USPCA Region 20 3rd Place Patrol Dog Agility
2001 USPCA National Detector Dog Trials - Detector Dog Certification
2001 USPCA National Dog Trials - 3rd Place Narcotics Building Detection
2001 USPCA National Detector Dog Trials - 5th Place Narcotics Detection
2001 USPCA Region 20 PD1 Patrol Dog Certification
2001 USPCA Region 20 Narcotics Detector Dog Certification
Dakota
BREED - German Shepherd - Male
TRAILING - MISSION READY - March 15, 2000
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 2
HANDLER - Jeri Rodriguez
Dante
BREED - Doberman - Male
HUMAN REMAINS - MISSION READY - September 11, 2006
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 5
HANDLER - Brian Flynn
Texas Task Force One - a national Urban Search and Rescue Program headed by FEMA
Deployed To:
- Hurricane: Ike
Delta
BREED - Malinois - Female
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - August 15, 2002
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 10
HANDLER - Susann Brown and Vickie Spears
Hunter
BREED - Golden Retriever - Male
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - December 6, 1992
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - LAND - MISSION READY - August 24, 1992
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - WATER - MISSION READY - August 24, 1992
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 10
HANDLER - Paul Lake
Kinsey
BREED - Labrador Retriever - Female
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - May 23, 2004
DISASTER - MISSION READY - January 6, 2002
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 7
HANDLER - Bob Deeds
Task Force One - a National Urban Search and Rescue Program headed by FEMA
Deployed To:
- World Trade Center After 9/11
- Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
- Salt Lake City - Winter Olympics
- Hurricanes: Erica, Dennis, Ivan, Katrina, Rita, Ernesto
One of Seven K9's in Texas to become an Advanced Disaster Search and Rescue K9
2002 awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for Animal Gallantry
2006 the Tarrant County Veterinary Medical Association inducted her into the North Texas Veterinary Hall of Fame
Mocha
BREED - German Shepherd - Female
TRAILING - MISSION READY - August 26, 2007
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 4
HANDLER - Bill Boots
Pepe
BREED - Border Collie - Male
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - April 30, 1994
DISASTER - MISSION READY - August 17, 1998
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - MISSION READY - April 18, 1997
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 9
HANDLER - Pat Gilliland
Trained and Tested in 8 States
Texas Task Force One - a National Urban Search and Rescue Program headed by FEMA
Deployed To:
- World Trade Center after 9/11
1998 received FEMA Certification as the First Texas Disaster K9
2002 awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for Animal Gallantry
2002 American Kennel Club:
- Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE)
- Honorable Mention in Recognition of Dogs in the Service to Mankind in the category of Search & Rescue
2002 the Tarrant County Veterinary Medical Association inducted him into the Animal Hall of Fame
Quilo
BREED - German Shepard- Male
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - September 15, 1993
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - LAND - MISSION READY - June 15, 1994
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - WATER - MISSION READY - June 15, 1994
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 5
HANDLER - David Brownwell
Rex
BREED - German Shepard - Male
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - October 23, 1995
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - WATER - MISSION READY - October 5, 1998
HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION - LAND - MISSION READY - March 9, 1999
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 8
HANDLER - Cathy Farrell
Trained and Tested in 4 States
The American Kennel Club - CD
The American Kennel Club - Canine Good Citizen
Storm
BREED - Labrador Retriever - Male
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - March 16,2003
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 9 1/2
HANDLER - Steve Deutsch
On Storm's first search he had a find in April 2003
Tori
BREED - German Shepard - Female
AIR SCENT - MISSION READY - November 28, 1991
TRAILING - MISSION READY - June 15, 1994
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SEARCH ONE - 5
HANDLER - David Brownwell - Air Scent
HANDLER - Jerry Gonzales - Trailing