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Congratulations to Alyssa Palmer and K9 Gary for recently recertifying in Tracking, March, 2026.
"What to feed or not to feed"
Article by Lori Folwer, Presdient, ARF German Shepherd Rescue, INC.
Click HERE to read article.
Officer Dave Trevelen and K9 Riggs were the 2023 winners of the K9 Slim Scholarship. Both serve with the Antigo Police Department, Antigo, Wisconsin.
Officer Gage Miller and K9 Brina were the 2023 winners of the K9 Mila Scholarship. Both serve with the Wahpeton Police Department, Wahpeton, North Dakota.
Lacey Mejier was the 2024 Slim scholarship winner. She is with the Dane County Sheriff Department and K9 Kato. They attended the Sauk County Basic class in June of 2024.
The 2025 Mila Scent Specific Track/trail scholarship went to Police Officer Matt O'Brien and K9 Storm - with the Baraboo Police Dept. in WI. They attended the Sauk Basic Class June 9-11.
The Stockton Police Department would like to thank Randy Baysinger of NAPA Auto Parts of Stockton for providing the class fees for Jeff Altfillisch and K9 Cash to attend a three-day scent specific tracking class in Dubuque, IA Oct. 13-15, 2025 .
September, 2014
Madison police Officer Carren Corcoran walks with Teri Clyse and her dog, Finn, near Nakoosa Trail. Clyse and Finn, who is trained to find human remains, helped other K9 units, mounted police and others to search for Nejay Redd, who went missing in September. Redd's body was found in Starkweather Creek.
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handler Association awarded Carren and Slim Meritorious Track of the year. Lafayette County Sheriff Deputy Fred Norder and K9 Cody and Green County Sheriff Deputy Cody Kanable and K9 Ike were also awarded for their joint effort to track the actions of a homicide suspect.
July, 2012
Carren and Slim received the 2012 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handler Assocation Meritouis Track Award. This Madison police dog tracked an alleged killer for 3 hours across almost 4 Miles according to the Wisconsin State Journal, July 5, 2012. .
October, 2011
Carren was honored by Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handler Association in October of 2011 when she received the Canine Handler of the Year award for her accomplishments with both her patrol dog K9 Slim and her HRD dog K9 Bitty.
April, 2013
Carren, Bitty and a sonar hobbyist were instrumental in locating the body of Charles Geurt in Lake Monona. Bitty first located an area on Lake Monona. Then Rick Krueger used his sonar equipment with GPS coordinates provided by police to locate the body.