This holiday season, I want to thank the "flankers" who have helped Remy, Scout and I search and train, keeping us safe from everything from cars, loose dogs, and chemicals to wild animals and wild humans.

We hope you will become an active KYK9 supporter and make a financial contribution as part of your year-end giving.

Christina was with family members on the shore when she disappeared around 11 AM. Law enforcement responded quickly, sending rescue workers, divers, officers, firefighters, and EMTs. KYK9 was part of the search efforts.

Given this summer's record breaking heat wave, I wanted to explain how heat effects a search dog’s efforts to find a missing person.

In October 2011, 25 yr. old Kevin Eve, an Iraq war veteran and experienced caver, went missing in a remote wooded caving area in Harrison County, Indiana. KYK9 was called to help search for Kevin.

Has your dog ever watched "The Thin Man" and sequel movies from the 1930s? Hollywood stars Myrna Loy and William Powell played Detective Nick and Nora Charles, an irreverent, witty couple who co-starred with an equally independent, smart dog, Asta.

This year, KYK9 had a record number of callouts and served a highly diverse population. We searched for an infant, several children, the elderly, two college students, mentally ill adults, several war veterans, a mother of 5-year-old triplets, and the human remains of disaster victims of the Joplin, MO tornado.

A woman missing for 4 days, and an elderly man are found alive and well.