Sometimes the unsung heroes of the working K9 Community are the Search dogs that locate those who have passed before they could be rescued. This episode highlights my Great Basin K-9 SAR teammates, Joe Jennings and his Golden Retriever Gunny https://greatbasink-9sar.org/ Gunny was certified as a live find wilderness K9, an Avalanche Dog, but also as a dog that would hunt for and locate human remains both on land and in water. One very difficult search was for a young 21-year-old woman, Annie Schmidt, lost in the Columbia River Gorge area in Oregon. In this episode, Joe shares with us his experiences on that search. 

Joe is also the author of 4 books which can be found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ECiGjQ The first two books Ghosts of Iwo Jima and Ghosts of the Buffalo Wheel tell of the adventures of Sam Weber and his trusted K9 Gunny - Interestingly, these two characters bear a striking resemblance to Joe and Gunny!

We on Great Basin K-9 SAR are heartbroken by the passing of Gunny just last Saturday at the age of 13 due to cancer. He lives on in our hearts with only fond memories and gratitude for a lifetime of service and a job well done. Rest easy Gunny.