Who We Are
With the highest Integrity, our purpose is to be the trusted resource as a volunteer canine search unit working in partnership with law enforcement and other governing agencies for the missing and their families.
Meet The Team
Handlers & K9’s
Jackie Harris, CTO
- Search Management
- SAR TECH II
- NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Lost Person Behavior
- Search and Rescue Management
- Basic First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid/CPR
- Human Trafficking Training, Michigan and Indiana
- SAR member since 2011
- Branch County Victim Service Unit, Coordinator 2014 – Present
- SMK9SAR founder, 2015
- Adopt A Cop Program 2017 – Present
- KSTAR Instructor 2022 – Present
K9 Xenia
- Female, Bloodhound
- Born October 23, 2012
- Trailing
- Branch County Sheriff Office, K9 Deputy
- MISAR Certified 2014 – 2015
- Sleuth Hounds LLC, Mantrailing Certified 2014 – 2015
- SMSAR Certified 2015 – Present
- K9 Trailing Evaluation for Missing People (Heavy Contamination/Urban) 2016 – 2018
- IPWDA Certified 2017 – 2020
- KSTAR Certified 2020 – Present
- Canine Good Citizen 2014
- Adopt a Cop 2017 – Present
- Dog Obedience
K9 Nyx
- Female, Bloodhound
- Born July 17, 2020
- Trailing Dog
- Branch County Sheriff Office, K9 Deputy
- KSTAR Certified 2021 – Present
- SMSAR Certified 2021 – Present
- Adopt a Cop 2021 – Present
- Paws for Friendship Inc, Therapy K9 2023 – Present
Keith Harris, President
- Search Management
- SAR TECH II
- NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Lost Person Behavior
- Search and Rescue Management
- Basic First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid/CPR
- SAR member since 2011
- Kinderhook Zoning Board of Appeals & Planning Commission, Chairman 2013 – Present
- Branch County Victim Service Unit, President 2014 – Present
- Branch County Sheriff’s Office, Reserve Deputy 2014 – Present
- SMK9SAR founder, 2015
- KSTAR Instructor 2022 – Present
K9 Tyr
- Male, Bloodhound
- Born December 17, 2022
- Trailing
- Branch County Sheriff Office, K9 Deputy
- KSTAR Certified 2023 – Present
- SMSAR Certified 2023 – Present
Lori Sauceda
- SAR TECH II
- NIMS 100,200,700,800
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Lost Person Behavior
- Basic First Aid/CPR/Blood Borne Pathogens/Stop the Bleed
- K9 First Aid
- SAR member since 2019
- SMK9SAR member since
K9 Willamina
- Female, Bloodhound
- Born July 24, 2020
- Trailing
- KSTAR Certified 2022
Domingo Sauceda
- SAR Tech II
- NIMS 100,200,700,800
- Crime Scene Prevention
- Lost Person Behaivor
- BLS Instructor CPR/AED and First Aid
- Stop the Bleed Instructor
- K9 First Aid/CPR
- SAR member since 2019
- SMK9SAR member since
K9 Brave
- Female, Dutch Shepard
- Born April 8, 2019
- Wilderness Air
- NSDA Certifed 2023 – Present
K9 Vada
- Female, Bloodhound
- Born February 7, 2024
- Trailing
- In Training
Betty Stezowski
- SAR TECH I, SAR TECH II, SAR TECH Wilderness
- NIMS 100,700,
- Crime Scene Tech
- Lost Person Behavior
- Basic First Aid/CPR/Blood borne Pathogens
- K9 First Aid
- SAR member since 2022
- SMK9SAR member since 2022
- MI State Police 1985-2010
K9 Jax
- Male, Golden Retriever
- Born April 29, 2022
- Human Remains
- In Training
Jake Carver
- SAR TECH II
- FEMA: 100,200,700,800
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Adult & Child First Aid/CPR/AED
- K9 First Aid/CPR
- SAR member since 2023
- SMK9SAR member 2023
K9 Saki
- Female, Bloodhound
- Born October 31, 2022
- Trailing
- KSTAR Certified 2024 – Present
- AKC Star Puppy
Daphne Moree
- NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800
- SAR TECH II, SAR TECH Wilderness
- SAR member since 2022
- SMK9SAR member since 2024
K9 Bandit
- Male, Miniature American Shepherd
- Born March 6, 2021
- Trailing
- IPWDA Certified 2024 – Present
K9 Loch
- Male, Miniature American Shepherd
- Born December 14, 2023
- Trailing
- In training
Sara Burr
SAR Member since 2023
SMK9SAR member since 2023
Lost Person Behavior
Maggie Mae
- Female, Bloodhound
- Born October 14, 2021
- Trailing
- In training
Field Support
Mike Schall, Field Support Specialist
- SAR TECH II
- NIMS 100, 200, 700
- 800 Basic first Aid / CPR
- SAR member since 2021
- SMK9SAR member since 2021
Al Burr, Field Support Specialist
- SAR member since 2023
- SMK9SAR member since 2023
- Lost Person Behavior
Nora Schall
- SAR member since
- JR SAR member
- SMK9 member since
