AKC, AKC-CGC, PA DCNR K9 Air Scent Specialist, NASAR K9 SARTECH III Area Search dog
Okie comes from a long line of accomplished field dogs. It is no wonder he excels in his search and rescue work. Okie started practicing the art of people finding at the age of 9 or 10 weeks old and has stuck with it ever since. He finds search work to be fun and rewarding. He approaches every new problem that is presented with joy and enthusiasm. Okie and his partner Brenda have successfully located several missing persons in their career together. They passed the K9 SARTECH III certification in September 2004 and PA DCNR K9 Air Scent Specialist March 2007 under the new and more comprehensive standards, still they continue to work on strengthing search skills and acheiving new goals.