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
BAILEY (Handler: Stephen Clark)
Honorably Served from 2013 – 2014
Breed: Bloodhound
Discipline: Trailing
Mission Ready – January 1, 2013
Outside Training:
Network of Canine Detective Services (NOCDS) Working Dog Seminar In Holly Springs Mississippi
Virginia Bloodhound Search and Rescue Seminar in Aldie, Virginia
BIRKA (Handler: Tina Burkhart)
Honorably served from 1991-1999
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent, Human Remains, Trailing
Mission Ready: Air Scent – June 15, 1991
Mission Ready: Human Remains Land – August 15, 1992
Mission Ready: Human Remains Water – August 15, 1992
Mission Ready: Trailing – July 15, 1991
BLADE (Handler: Paul Lake)
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent, Human Remains
SORT AS Mission Ready February 2011
NAPWDA HRD Certified November 2013
SORT HRD Mission Ready April 2014
Honorably served from Feb 2011 through July 2017 and had (4) victim finds including 1 live and 3 HRD
BO (Handler: Eric Starnes)
Honorably served from 1994-2000
Breed: Border Collie
Discipline: Air Scent
Mission Ready – April 15, 1994
BOJANGLES (Handler: David Daniel)
Honorably served from 2003-2014
Breed: Bloodhound
Discipline: Trailing
Mission Ready – March 29, 2003
Member of Virginia Bloodhound Search & Rescue Association
2011 Texas Animal Hall of Fame Inductee in the Professional Category for his heroic deeds to mankind.
2011 American Kennel Club-Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE)
Honorable Mention in recognition of dogs in the service to mankind in the category of Search and Rescue.
2011 American Humane Association-Hero Dog Awards
Placed 3rd, in the category of Search and Rescue
BOOMER (Handler: Mike McKenna)
Honorably served from 2000-2009
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Discipline: Air Scent, Human Remains
Mission Ready: Air Scent – November 17, 2000
Mission Ready: Human Remains Land – April 20, 2003
Trained and Tested in 21 States and held 3 National Certifications.
Deployed To: Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
BORIS (Handler: Jess Romero)
Honorably served from 2002-2008
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent
Mission Ready – April 9, 2002
Member of Kansas Search and Rescue Association – Wichita, Kansas
BOUDREAUX (Handler: David Daniel)
Honorably served from 1999-2007
Breed: Bloodhound
Discipline: Trailing
Mission Ready – April 10, 1999
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 (Handler: Carla Collins)
Honorably served from 2001-2011
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent, FEMA Disaster
Mission Ready: Air Scent – December 5, 2001
Mission Ready: Disaster – January 15, 2002
Trained and Tested in one other State
Texas Task Force One
CARLA COLLINS (1963-2012)
Honorably served from 1992-2012
Flanker, NASAR SARTECH II, Search Manager, K9 Handler,
Swift-Water Tech, TX-TF1 CSS, FEMA K9 Evaluator/Instructor
CALEY
Air Scent & Disaster
JOKER
Human Remains
SCOOBY
Air Scent
SCRAPPY
FEMA Air Scent
CLEO (Handler: Susann Brown)
Honorably served from 1993-1999
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent, Human Remains
Mission Ready: Air Scent – May 24, 1994
Mission Ready: Human Remains Land – March 28, 1993
Mission Ready: Human Remains Water – March 28, 1993
DAGGER (Handler: Paul Lake)
Honorably served from 2002-2005
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent
Mission Ready – March 15, 2002
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 (Handler: Jerri Rodriguez)
Honorably served from 2000-2002
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Trailing
Mission Ready – March 15, 2000
Sue Daniel (1949-2024)
Honorably served from 1996-2017
Flanker, NASAR SARTECH II
DANTE (Handler: Brian Flynn)
Honorably served from 2006-2011
Breed: Doberman
Discipline: Human Remains, FEMA Disaster
Mission Ready – September 11, 2006
Texas Task Force One
Deployed To Hurricane Ike
DELTA (Handler: Vickie Spears and Susann Brown)
Honorably served from 2002-2012
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Discipline: Air Scent
Mission Ready – August 15, 2002
DUKE (Handler: Mary Hargrove)
Honorably served from 2011-2018
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Discipline: Air Scent, FEMA Disaster Certified
IPWDA Air Scent Certified
FRANKIE (Handler: Steve Deutsch)
Honorably served from 2006-2015
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Discipline: Human Remains
Mission Ready: Human Remains Land
Mission Ready: Human Remains Water
GRANT (Handler: David Daniel)
Honorably served from 2013-2015
Breed: Bloodhound
Discipline: Trailing
GRETA Aus Tofteinhund (Handler: Ron Patterson)
Honorably served from 2009-2015
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Trailing
Mission Ready – March 1, 2009
AKC Canine Good Citizen 2004
The Alliance of Search K9’s (TASK) Mission Ready Certification 2004 and 2005
Search One Rescue Team (SORT) Mission Ready Certification 2009
GUNNAR (Handler: Laura Flynn)
Honorably served from 2010-2019
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air scent, Human Remains
IPWDA Air Scent Certified
HOPE (Handler: Larry Troy)
Honorably served from 2009-2015
Breed: Golden Retriever
Discipline: Air scent
HUNTER (Handler: Paul Lake)
Honorably served from 1992-2002
Breed: Golden Retriever
Discipline: Air Scent, Human Remains
Mission Ready: Air Scent – December 6, 1992
Mission Ready: Human Remains Land – August 24, 1992
Mission Ready: Human Remains Water – August 24, 1992
JOKER (Handler: Kathryn Hicks)
Honorably served from 2009-2015
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Discipline: Human Remains
Mission Ready
JOSEY (Handler: Mary Hargrove)
Honorably served on TXTF1 from 2013-2017 and SORT beginning March 15, 2020
Breed: Yellow Labrador
Discipline: Air Scent
KINSEY (Handler: Bob Deeds)
Honorably served from 2002-2009
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Discipline: Air Scent, FEMA Disaster
Mission Ready: Air Scent – May 23, 2004
Mission Ready: Disaster – January 6, 2002
Texas Task Force One
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
LUCKY (Handler: Bill Force)
Breed: Bloodhound
Discipline: Trailing
MOCHA (Handler: Bill Boots)
Honorably served from 2007-2011
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Trailing
Mission Ready – August 26, 2007
PACE (Handler: David Daniel)
Honorably served from 2011-2016
Breed: Bloodhound
Discipline: Trailing
Mission Ready – April 23, 2011
Member of Virginia Bloodhound Search & Rescue Association
2014 Texas Animal Hall of Fame Inductee “Honorable Mention” In
The Professional Category For His Heroic Deeds To Mankind
PEPE (Handler: Pat Gilliland)
Honorably served from 1994-2003
Breed: Border Collie
Discipline: Air Scent, FEMA Disaster, Human Remains
Mission Ready: Air scent – April 30, 1994
Mission Ready: Disaster – August 17, 1998
Mission Ready: Human Remains – April 18, 1997
Trained and Tested in 8 States
Texas Task Force One
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
PEPPER (Handler: Neil Benton)
Honorably served from 2007-2012
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent, Human Remains
Mission Ready: Air Scent – 2007
Mission Ready: Human Remains Water – 2010
The American Kennel Club-Canine Good Citizen – 2005
RECON (Handler: Grady Firmin)
Honorably served from 2011-2014
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent
AKC Good Citizen 2011
RED (Handler: Ryan Rider)
Honorably served from 2005-2010
Breed: Bloodhound
Discipline: Trailing
Mission Ready – September 15, 2005
REX (Handler: Cathy Farrell)
Honorably served from 1995-2003
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent, Human Remains
Mission Ready: Air Scent – October 23, 1995
Mission Ready: Human Remains Water – October 5, 1998
Mission Ready: Human Remains Land – March 9, 1999
Trained and Tested in 4 States
The American Kennel Club – CD
The American Kennel Club – Canine Good Citizen
Sarge (Handler: Brian Flynn)
Honorably served from 2012-2018
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Human Remains
FEMA Disaster Certified
SHADOW (Handler: Paul Lake)
Honorably served from 2003-2015
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Disciplines: Air Scent, Human Remains
Mission Ready: Air Scent – October 23, 2005
Mission Ready: Human Remains – May 19th, 2008
SARDUS National HRD Certification – July 23rd. 2009
NAPWDA National HRD Certification November 15th 2013
Shadow had a total of (8) finds over his career and amazed thousands of adoring fans with is vertical leaps up to eye level.
STORM (Handler: Steve Deutsch)
Honorably served from 2001 – 2009
Breed: Yellow Lab
Discipline: Air Scent
VODIN von Draggahaus (Handler: Ron Patterson)
Honorably served from 2009-2014
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Human Remains
The Alliance of Search K9’s (TASK) Mission Ready Certification 2009
National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) Canine SARTECH Human Remains Detection Certification 2011
AKC Canine Good Citizen 2011
Honorably served from 2011-2018
Breed: German Shepherd
Discipline: Air Scent
End of Watch: January 2, 2020