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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 1999. 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.

  • Indy, a Bloodhound, Certified in Mantrailing.

  • Willa, a Chocolate Labrador Retriever, presently certified in  Cadaver.

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

 

Ziggy & Howie Wigert

Montana State Prison System

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Jenny Schneider is a Certified Handler with two Bloodhounds, Annie and Roo.  Annie is certified in Cadaver and both Annie and Roo are training in Mantrailing.  Jenny is also a member of Park County Search and Rescue. 

 

Annie's first trail at 12 weeks old

 

 

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.