Bishop| CSST - MISSION READY CANINES |
(in alphabetical order)
Bishop
Classification: Area search and cadaver
Breed: German Shepherd
Date of Birth: April 7, 2001
Handler: Shay Cook
Certifications:
2005 - Mission Ready Cadaver certified with Ca Office of Emergency Services
(OES), re-certified every year
2005 - Preliminary (40 acre) Air Scent/Area Search (Live Find) - California
Rescue Dog Association
2005 - passed Type 1 Area Search test - California Rescue Dog Association
Canine
Accomplishments:
Bishop has been training with human remains since 2001 and wilderness since
2004
Notable
Searches:
none to date
Deja
Classification: Trailing, Cadaver and Water search
Breed: Boxer
Date of Birth: March 7, 2000
Handler: Rhonda C. Dyer
Canine
Accomplishments:
Deja goes on over 40 searches a year working with many counties all over CA.
Trailing dogs are used to establish direction of travel and to determine if
the lost person was in the area. Deja has participated in several searches where
she has helped direct other searchers to the right area so the lost person could
be found.
Certifications:
Notable
Searches:
2003 - Jeanne Harms numerous searches Santa Clara Co.
11 water cadaver finds
Hooper
Classification: Area search and cadaver
Breed: Golden retriever
Date of Birth: December 25, 1999
Handler: Dick Taylor
Certifications:
Canine
Accomplishments:
Hooper specializes in back country searches.
Notable
Searches:
2003 - Shuttle Columbia Recovery, TX
2003 - Lacy Peterson
Klaus
Classification: Area/Air Scent (Live Find) Search Dog, and Cadaver
Breed: German Shepherd
Date of Birth: June 26, 2001
Handler: Kristine Black
Canine
Accomplishments:
Certifications:
Notable
Searches:
Klaus has been on over 20 searches in the past year. From Southern California
to Northern California. County, OES, and the FBI.
Legend
Classification: Human Remains Detection Specialist
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Date of Birth: May 25, 2000
Handler: Bev Peabody
Certifications:
Canine
Accomplishments:
Legend has extensive work in cadaver and historic human remains detection. She
is also training for water cadaver
Notable
Searches:
2004 - Donner Party - 1846 Boca Historical Cemetery (1860 - 1927)
2003 - Columbia Space Shuttle Astronaut Search - Texas
2003 - Nevada - Mine burial 2 years old, male adult buried in 2001 (confirmed)
2003 - Historical team locating boundaries for old Mission Santa Clara cemetery
- Santa Clara, CA
2002 - Larry William McNabney homicide - San Joaquin County, CA
Maya
Classification: Human Remains Detection Specialist
Breed: Australian Shepherd
Date of Birth: April 15, 2003
Handler: James Davidson
Certifications:
Canine Accomplishments:
Nessie
Classification: Human Remains Detection Specialist
Breed: Border Collie
Date of Birth: July 4, 2000 in Prague, Czech Republic
Handler: Eva Cecil
Certifications:
Canine
Accomplishments:
Nessie has been training in water cadaver and is almost finished with her requirements.
She has extensive training in cadaver and historical human remains detection,
and is known for her systematic and methodical searching style.
Notable
Searches:
2007
Burial
sites dated
to 450 A.D. excavated
by LABRYS o.p.s. archaeologists on a construction site in Prague-Zlicin, Czech
Republic
2005 Czech Republic locating mass grave from 1860 Napoleon Vs. Prussians
2005 Montana, Lewis and Clark Trail locating the unmarked grave of Lolo a fur
trapper from the mid 1800
2005 US Forest Service, Washoe Native American cemetery, locating unmarked graves
2005 Buena Vista Me-Wuk cemetery, identifying unmarked graves
2004 Donner
Party Campsite (1846) Truckee, California
2004 Boca Historical Cemetery (1869 - 1920) near Truckee, California. Delineating
cemetery boundaries and locating unmarked graves
2004 Santa Clara University; delineating boundaries of Mission Santa Clara cemetery
2003 Pardubice, Czech Republic; Ness found ancient (AD1600s) burial sites
2003 Texas, Space Shuttle Columbia Incident; searching for the bodies of seven
astronauts
2003 Ca, San Mateo County Poor Farm project; delineating boundaries, and locating
unmarked graves
2002 Ca, Freemont, St. Joseph cemetery; locating unmarked graves
2001 Xiana Fairchild, numerous searches. Curtis Anderson was convicted and will
serve life in prison for the kidnapping of another child
Osara
Classification: Historical Human Remains Detection Specialist
Breed: German Shepherd
Date of Birth: August 8, 2004
Handler: Kristine Black
Certifications:
Canine
Accomplishments:
Osara is trained exclusively for Human Remains Detection
Notable
Searches:
none to date
| CSST - CANINES IN TRAINING |
Karson
Classification: Human Remains Detection Specialist
Breed: German Shepherd
Date of Birth: October 2, 2004
Handler: John B. Korges
Canine
Accomplishments:
Karson is in training to be a human remains detection specialist
Notable
Searches:
none to date
Quora
Classification: Human Remains Detection Specialist
Breed: German Shepherd
Date of Birth: September 4, 2005
Handler: Kirsten Roberts
Canine
Accomplishments:
Quora is in training to be a human remains detection specialist
Notable
Searches:
none to date
Twist
Classification: Human Remains Detection Specialist
Breed: Doberman Pinscher
Date of Birth: June 2, 2001
Handler: Shirley Hammond
Certifications:
Currently in training for Historical Human Remains Detection with Historical Grave Detection Group of ICF
Notable
Searches:
2003 - Santa Clara University locating boundaries of the Mission Santa Clara
cemetery
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Cholla
- Retired
Classification: Human Remains Detection Specialist
Date of Birth: July 9, 1993
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Joseph Kral
Canine
Accomplishments:
Cholla has several finds to her name and been on 200+ searches. She is best
known for her never ending wanting to play ball and her love of people. Cholla
was first certified with Adela Morris and then certified with Joseph Kral who
is now her handler.
Certifications:
Notable
Searches:
2001 - Xiana Fairchild, numerous searches. Curtis Anderson was convicted
and will serve life in prison for the kidnapping of another child
2000 - Location of Ohlone Indian graves 3000 years old, Fremont CA
2000 - San Benito County Sheriff. Airplane crash near San Juan Bautista
1998 - Washoe Co Sheriff NV Sierra Chemical Co. Located victims of an explosion,
recovered remains so DNA could be performed
1999 - Bonilla Landfill Search – San Jose, CA (the body was located deceased
subject, result: conviction of murderer, third strike)
1999 - Found remains in Monterey Co. from an unknown person
1998 - Santa
Cruz identifying location of crime scene, Walt Stephens convicted of murder
1998 - Christina Williams
1998 - Explosion
at chemical plant in NV, recovered remains of 4 victims
1996 - Santa Barbara CA, found the remains of Jennifer Vernals
1996 - Lonna Angele, Humboldt Co. CA, Located primary crime scene, blood evidence
and bones. Larry Angele was convicted of the murder of his wife
Riley
- Retired
Classification: Human Remains Detection Specialist
Breed:
Border Collie x Doberman
Date of Birth: October 3, 1999
Handler: Adela Morris
Certifications:
Canine
Accomplishments:
Riley has been training in water cadaver and is almost finished with her requirements.
She has extensive training in historical human remains detection
Notable
Searches:
2004 - Donner Party Campsite (1846)
2004 - Boca Historical cemetery (1860 - 1920) locating unmarked graves
2003 - Nevada, Pershing Co. confirmed location of body buried in a mineshaft
for 2 years
2003 - Santa Clara University locating boundaries of mission cemetery
2003 - Columbia Shuttle Disaster
2003 - San Mateo Co. Poor Farm Project mapping 600 unmarked graves
2001 - Xiana Fairchild, numerous searches. Curtis Anderson was convicted with
life in prison for the kidnapping of another child