Graduated: December 2021
Career:
Live-Find USAR
Current Assignment:
Graduate of:
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
FEMA USAR NE-TF1
Handler: Sheila Stern

Hugo arrived at Kaiser K9 in April 2020.
Hugo was originally trained to be a medical response service dog and graduated our program initially in August 2021.
When circumstances with his handler changed, Hugo changed careers and began preparing for a career in Urban Search and Rescue.
He graduated again in December 2021 and started his new career at Search Dog Foundation, where he completed his training and graduated in January 2023 paired with NE-TF1 Handler Sheila Stern.

Graduated: January 2023
Career:
Facility K9
Current Assignment:
Dorchester County Department of Emergency Services

Odyssey arrived at Kaiser K9 in December 2022.
Odyssey was surrendered by his owners who could not longer care for him. Left alone in a backyard pen most of his young life, Odyssey had to learn everything about life.
Despite it all, he always had the sweetest, kindest soul.
Odyssey found his purpose treating the hearts and minds of emergency services personnel- keeping the people who keep us safe, safe.

Graduated: March 2023
Career:
Police K9 - Narcotics Detection and Tracking
Current Assignment:
Graduate of:
K-9 Protectors
Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office

Mobi arrived at Kaiser K9 in May 2022.
Mobi’s family recognized at a young age that he had the potential to be a great working dog. At the time he was evaluated at around 5 months of age he showed great promise. He spent many months learning about the world away from his previously rural life and learned to absolutely love fetch, tug, and finding his toy.
Mobi flew through his aptitutde evaluations and quickly achieved graduate status. After a few months of finding the right fit, he was accepting into and donated to the Police K9 Training Program with K-9 Protectors, a 501c3 non-profit that trains rescue dogs for police careers.
Mobi graduated from K-9 Protectors and was donated to Middlesex. County Sheriff’s Office as a Police K9 providing Narcotics Detection, Tracking, and Community Ambassador services.

Graduated: June 2023
Career:
SAR Mantrailing
Current Assignment:
Kansas Search And Rescue

Prim arrived at Kaiser K9 in December 2022.
Prim and her brother were found by Rimertown Rescue founder Melanie Davis Thrift in a cold, dark roadside ditch at 5 weeks old. She nursed them back to health and one of her supporters reached out to see if there were any hound-savvy working homes interested in this firey girl.
Prim arrived ready to work and flew through her proficiency screenings. She graduated our program at only 8 months old.
She was born for this and all she needed was a helping hand to get her where she needed to go.
From being found to finding the lost, Prim’s life is the story of cyclical empathy and love.
Prim was originally donated to Quapaw Nation K9 Search Team, however, the team was restructured in 2023. Thankfully, a member of Kansas Search And Rescue happily added Prim to her life-saving team!

Graduated: March 2024
Career:
Explosivives Detection
Current Assignment:
Alpha Public Safety and Consulting

Qubit was a very young puppy and living in an Alabama shelter when shelter employees requested she be euthanized.
Thankfully, the veterinarian tasked with the job saw Qubit as a friendly, healthy puppy and saved her life.
Knowing she was destined for greatness, this veterinarian reached out to the working dog community for help placing her.
We are so grateful that her life was saved. Qubit very quickly showed enthusiasm and proficiency for a detection career.
She is now employed as an explosives detection K9 with Alpha Public Safety, a private security firm in Atlanta, Georgia, where she will be tsked with keeping the public safe from explosive threats.

Graduated: May 2024
Career:
Police K9- Narcotics Detection and Tracking
Current Assignment:
Sykesville Police Department

Retter’s mom was found as a pregnant stray in rural Colorado and rescued by a member of the community and fostered by the shelter manager of Leadville Lake County Animal Shelter.
His foster was a professional dog trainer with a strong education and lengthy experience in working dogs. When the litter of puppies was born, she evaluated each puppy and determined Retter had what it took to become a Hero of Tomorrow!
We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with and develop Retter’s innate skills and drives.
He was evaluated by an officer with Sykesville Police Department and the two bonded immediately. We are thrilled to watch their progress as they serve and protect their community.

Graduated: August 2024
Career:
Live-Find USAR
Current Assignment:
FEMA USAR MO-TF1

While on a search for a missing person, Cheeto’s rescuers spotted him and his mom alone in the wilderness. Being a K9 handler and all-around dog lover, Mr. Landers recovered both mom and puppy and brought them back to his home at the conclusion of the search.
Upon further evaluation, Cheeto, so called as he stole a full bag of Cheetos off of one of the searcher’s vehicles and ate it before anyone could catch him, showed great working potential.
We excitedly asked Mr. Landers if he would be interested in collaborating with us to raise Cheeto through our Affiliate Trainer Program with his organization 3R K9 Search Foundation.
In the summer of 2024 Cheeto was evaluated for and accepted into the USAR program with MO-TF1.
We could not be more thrilled with Cheeto and the team at 3R and we look forward to further collaboration to save dogs to save people.

Graduated: October 2024
Career:
SAR Mantrailing
Current Assignment
Kaiser K9, Inc

Thomas joins us from our breeding collaborators at TK Hot Retrievers.
He is a cousin to all of our Kaiser K9 Labrador Puppies below and nephew to Kaiser K9, Inc Graduate K9 Hugo (USAR NE-TF1).
Thomas is staying here at Kaiser K9, Inc to contribute to our program.
He and Kaiser K9, Inc President, Emily Kaiser, are working to become an operational SAR Mantrailing team.
In October 2024 this team achieved their first certification through AMPWDA and continue to work towards operational status.

Qualifications:
9/24 - AKC CGC
10/24 - AMPWDA Mantrailing Level 1

Certified Live-Find USAR K9 — MA-TF1
Certified Wilderness Air Scent K9 — MACRT

Born: July 2018
Certified: October and November 2020
Trained by: Jennifer Brown, Jackie Jacobs
Handler: Jackie Jacobs

Certified Wilderness Air Scent K9 — CHESARDA

Born: May 2019
Certified: January 2023
Trained by: Kaiser K9, Sandy Popp
Handler: Sandy Popp

Certified Live-Find USAR K9 — NJ-TF1

Born: May 2019
Certified: October 2021
Trained by: Penn Vet Working Dog Center
Handler: Lori Rauer Stevens

Certified Live-Find USAR K9 — CA-TF4

Born: May 2019
Certified: April 2021
Trained by: National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Handler: Erik Folkenstrom

Certified – Live Find USAR K9 - CA-TF5 and RTF7

Born: September 2020
Certified: November 2022
Trained by: National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Handler: Eric Darling

Certified Live Find USAR K9 - CA-TF8

Born: September 2020
Certified: May 2023
Trained by: National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Handler: Brad Bacon

Certified Live Find USAR K9 - NJ-TF1

Born: September 2020
Certified: October 2022
Trained by: Penn Vet Working Dog Center
Handler: Diana Akert

Certified Live Find USAR K9 - CA-TF4

Born: September 2020
Certified: March 2023
Trained By: National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Mandy Tisdale
Handler: Mandy Tisdale

Live Find USAR K9 - CA-TF2/USA-2

Born: May 2021
Trained by: National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Handler: Alexis Miller