Handler Bios

Northwest K-9 is an organization that trains dogs to find missing people, guns, evidence and human remains.

K.T. Irwin is a certified handler located in Cody, Wyoming and has been training dogs since 1998. K.T. is an experienced searcher and specializes in Mantrailing and Cadaver. She has two operational search dogs and one in training:

• Nia, a Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Certified in Evidence and Land Cadaver Recovery and Water Cadaver Recovery.

• Indy, a Bloodhound, Mantrailer.

• Willa, a Chocolate Labrador Retriever is presently certified in  Land Cadaver,  Water Cadaver Recovery.

• Ziggy, a Malinois, who was donated to Northwest K-9, was trained in Felony Mantrailing and donated to the Montana State Prison System.

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Ziggy & Howie Wigert

Montana State Prison System

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Indy, Willa and Nia

Indy, Willa and Nia

Water Cadaver K9 Nia of Northwest K-9 Search and Recovery. 
This dog likes to search with her nose skimming the water if possible.

Nia

 Willa alerting on a pioneer grave dated 1867

near the Mormon and Oregon Trails, Wyoming

Nia alerting on a pioneer grave dated 1867

near the Mormon and Oregon Trails, Wyoming

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Laurie Robinson with Brody

Brody working a cadaver problem.

Brody working a cadaver problem.

Abby working a cadaver problem. 

Abby working a cadaver problem.

Brody

Abby

Laurie Robinson is a EMT and Certified K9 Handler with a SARTECH II Certification from NASAR.  She has two Labrador Retrievers:

Brody:      Certified in Area Search, Land Cadaver & Water Cadaver Recovery

Abbie:      Land Cadaver & Water Cadaver Recovery

Laurie is located near Port Angeles, Washington.  If you need a search dog team in that area, please contact Laurie at 775-815-8718 or e-mail her at robinsonlaurie@hotmail.com.  

All of Northwest K-9's handlers are also certified in Navigation by Map and Compass, GPS, Search Strategy, Crime Scene Preservation, Wilderness Survival Skills, Incident Command System, CPR/First Aid and K-9 First Aid.