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Join us to hear from Suzanne Elshult and Guy Mansfield and meet Keb!
 

K9 “Keb,” the American Humane Search and Rescue 2022 Hero Dog whose adventures have been chronicled in the award-winning bestseller A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team, has found a rewarding career after her retirement.

Keb and Suzanne — both Edmonds residents — spent over 13 years of active service in wilderness search and rescue, during which they deployed on over 100 missions with multiple important finds. Keb has retired from dashing through the woods, but has found an exciting new pastime that is less physically demanding. She is now certified as an Historical Human Remains Detection (HHRD) K9.

In this new role, Keb is continuing her service to our communities by using her awesome nose and specialized training to specifically find old burials, unmarked graves and scattered human bones. In recent years, HHRD K9s are playing an important role in both criminal “cold cases” and in archeological work, such as locating ancient remains and unmarked graves. On these types of projects, Keb and Suzanne often work hand in hand with archeologists, historians and tribal liaisons.