From the Shelter to the Search with Christy Bormann

In this episode of HFA Christy Bormann joins us to discuss Category 5 K9 and their process of taking shelter/rescue dogs and turning them into search K-9s.

Christy has been involved in K-9 Search and Rescue for over 20 years and has done both Wilderness SAR and Urban SAR throughout her history in Search and Rescue. Christy is a founding member of Category 5 K9 and serves as the K9 Training Coordinator for Texas A&M Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team. Christy has certified and deployed multiple K9s in disaster environments across the globe.

During this episode we discuss the work of Category 5 K9, and their mission of taking unwanted dogs and putting them in the hands of capable detection handlers across the U.S. We also spend time discussing how Christy evaluates shelter dogs to determine if they are the right fit for Urban SAR, Wilderness SAR, or detection jobs.

If you have a passion for Shelter/Rescue dogs and turning them into working dogs, this is an episode that you do not want to miss!

References mentioned in this episode:

Category 5 K9: https://www.cat5k9.org/

Texas A&M Task Force 1: https://texastaskforce1.org/

Cat 5 K9 Evaluation Process: https://www.cat5k9.org/screening

Category 5 K9 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAT5K9/