We are incredibly pleased to present TWO highly sought after seminars right here in Snohomish County, WA! In October, 2023 Craig Schultz and Gregory Strickland with the K9 Behavior Consortium will be presenting two different workshops. Problem Solving: October 18...
We are so happy to announce that our President Janiece Miller and her K9 Parker, and our Vice President Candice Church and her K9 Mo achieved their Disaster Certification Evaluation - Live Find recently in Tulsa, OK! This test has multiple components including...
Applications for scholarships to SAR K9 trainings are now open on the Calvary Canine Website. WHO CAN APPLY? This scholarship is for Search & Rescue K9 teams of any discipline. Applicants must be a member in good standing with a search team and provide a...
The 2023 ACVO/Epicur National Service Animal Eye Exam Event will be taking place during the month of May. This event is a philanthropic event that provides free, ocular screening eye exams to qualified Service and Working Animals each May. These exams are provided...
CSD Member Chris along with K9 Makalu recently passed their National Search Dog Alliance Avalanche First Responder certification! In addition to this certification, Chris and Makalu maintain third-party certifications in Wilderness Airscent with Large Source and Human...
We are pleased to bring Denise Alvord and Nick Hogden back to the Pacific Northwest for a 3 day "Trailing Foundations to Strengthen Accuracy and Performance" Workshop, April 1-3 in Snohomish County, WA. This workshop will be limited to 10 working spots to ensure...
Join CSD Member Trina Eddy, owner and dog trainer at A Canine Experience Inc. to learn how to implement an effective fitness program for your SAR K9 in as little as 15 minutes a day, even if you are on the road. Program is March 1, 2023 at 3PM PST. During this live...
We are pleased to announce the election of our new Board Officers for 2023! Janiece Miller, President Candice Church, Vice President Brenda Stone, Secretary June Mansfield, Treasurer We also added two new Board members to our existing roster – Kris Lesperance and...
Suzanne Elshult and K9 Kili recently passed their National Search Dog Alliance recertification in Human Remains Detection. We are so proud of this dedicated and talented team! Suzanne and K9 Kili also have a certification in Historical Human Remains Detection from the...
We are so honored to be selected for a grant from the Corey Borg-Massanari Foundation to support our Snow & Avalanche Training being held in January, 2023! This project is funded in part by the Initiative Foundation, a regional community foundation. We are so...
At a star-studded gala held in Palm Beach, Fl. on November 11, 2022, Shelter Dog Ethan was announced the 2022 Hero Dog Winner! You can read more of Ethan's incredible story here. Our very own Keb was announced as the winner in the Search and Rescue Category and was...
We are grateful for every donation that we receive to support our work. Recently we got a very nice donation from The Flatirons Flamingo. They designed a fantastic sticker featuring a black lab (their dog Rocinante) on a Cascadian Flag background and donated all of...