K9's For Freedom & Independence: Empowering Communities
International Co-Responder Alliance - CoRCon
We are attending this year! Come meet some of the CIRT K9 Teams from across the country. There will be a room set aside for us to showcase these K9 Teams and teach others the importance of proper training, National Certification through AERIE, Agency Liability Mitigation and Best Practices through long standing K9 Industry Standards.
JULY 7 - 11 San Diego, CA
SEPT 30 - OCT 4 2025 OKC, OK
K9 HERO CARD COLLECTION
2024 K9 Hero "WOOKIE"
2024 K9 Hero "ECHO"
So excited K9 Hero Cards included CIRT K9 Dozier as an example of one of their cards!
Congratulations!
CIRT K9 Dozier came from K9's For Freedom & Independence and is serving with Grain Valley PD, MO with his Handler Sgt Curtis VanderLinden.
The 4-1-1 on Service dogs
When Carlos Laguna, was medically separated from the Marine Corps after serving with Operation Iraqi Freedom, he continued to experience debilitating flashbacks, blackouts and anxiety. Those symptoms eased when he connected with 8-month-old German boxer service dog Mattis, whom Laguna named after his former commander in Iraq, now U.S. Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis.
CIRT K9 LOLA, Clay County Sheriff's Department
Have you ever heard the term Rescue dog? Are you one of many that believe your dog has a special purpose to be in your life?
This book is based upon the adventures of Police canine Lola. Join her for a day in the life of a C. I. R. T. (critical incident response team) member and participate in a ride along. Readers will truly enjoy the opportunity to see how Lola can bring a smile and show the behind the scenes effort to reassure the law enforcement family she works with and the public that needs her they are never alone. From Rescued to Rescuer Lola shows how to pay it forward as a graduate from K9's 4 FREEDOM & INDEPENDENCE in Collinsville Tx. to the Clay County Missouri Sheriff's office. A special behind the scenes look of how some hope and humor can come from anywhere in any form.
Available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/b07o65s
