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May 9. Our KYBSAR teammates, Jessica and Davey Lodgson, unexpectedly lost their beloved five month old bloodhound, Samson, who got very sick and died. The initial diagnosis is Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, but the vet is waiting for definative test results. Jessica and Davy are crushed and we are thinking and praying for them during their time of loss.

May 2. Flight Initiation. Warren Diffey with Team Red K9 and Eagle Aviation flight instructor Christine Poelma invited Remy, Scout and I to go flying in a Piper Cherokee. While Scout and Remy have flown on large planes this was their first time on a small plane. They did great!

April 25. Search for a missing person. We searched all day and worked with a wonderful detective. Here are a couple of photos toward the end of the day. The photos show that Scout is hungry, I am exhausted, soaking from wading in a river, scratched from briars and poison ivy. The detective did all the same things, she just looks a lot better.

April 17-20. Kentucky Coroner's Conference had excellent educational sessions, including a fascinating review of the Caylee Anthony case by Steve Hanson lead investigator for Dr. G. the Medical Examiner.

April 16. KYK9 visited hearing impaired students at Cochrane Elementary School as part of the Mayor's "Give a Day" volunteer week. The kids were wonderful and helped educate KYK9 about the unique challenges involved in searching for a missing person who is deaf.

On April 5, KYK9 visited with St Simon & Jude Senior Club in south Louisville. The club is quite large and active. KYK9 gave a demonstration and provided Scent for Safety information. We thank all the members for their gracious hospitailty and attentiveness. Scout was especially impressed by the variety of delicious desserts members brought to the meeting.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Led by Kosair Charities, a consortium of Louisville health and child welfare organizations have started a 10 year campaign to end child abuse deaths. Some mermbers of the consortium are Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children, Boys and Girls Haven, CASA, Home of the Innocents, Family & Children’s Place, Home of the Innocents, Kentucky Youth Advocates, Louisville Metro Police Foundation, Maryhurst, and representatives of U of Louisville. Read more about it here.

Sonya Smith, Remy and Scout's flanker, gave birth to Jameson Blaze Nichols, who weighed in at 7 lbs 11oz, on March 29. Jennifer visited Sonya, Blaze and Brad in the hospital. Blaze is adorable. He has really long fingers and long toes, his footprint barely fit on his birth certificate. Born in time to watch THE GAME, his momma is a U of L fan and his daddy loves UK. Blaze had 2 sets if clothes, one with cardinals, the other with cats. His hat got switched a lot!

Remy and Scout had a great weekend at the Louisville Kids Fair meeting lots of children. Remy and Scout thank the kids for being so gentle and respectful of them. In the photo, Scout is with one of her new friends, Chelsea - they both really liked each other.