It was just after midnight when we parked near the cemetery on the outskirts of Snohomish, Washington and began our assignment. As Team 7, Erin and I had been tasked with searching the grounds of the cemetery: 25 acres of grass, graves, and tombstones. After putting...
The AKC Family Dog Magazine (July/Aug 2022) just published an article about Suzanne and her two certified human remains detection dogs, Keb and Kili. You can read the article here.
Hike Your Own Hike "Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?” The Gospel of Luke “Hike your own hike.” It’s a phrase you see fairly...
Class Notes from the Summer, 2022 "California Magazine" (of the UC Berkeley Alumni Association) highlighted "A Dog's Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team", authored by Suzanne Elshult and Guy Mansfield (Class of 1971).
Book publishing activities are heating up. Final touches to our book, “A Dog’s Devotion,” were made in May. We just approved the book jacket and we have now started working with our Lyons Press assigned publicist Emily Cable. The learning curve is steep given that we...
Vote for Keb Here Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everybody that voted and helped Keb succeed in becoming a semi-finalist in the American Hero Dog Awards. The formal announcement came out yesterday and Keb is now one of the three top dogs in the United...
Book publishing activities are heating up. Final touches to our book, “A Dog’s Devotion,” were made in May. We just approved the book jacket and we have now started working with our Lyons Press assigned publicist Emily Cable. The learning curve is steep given that we...
In order to break through I had to literally redefine success.
The Case of the Missing Denominator As a long-time promoter of hiking safety education, the title of a recent web article caught my attention: “These Are the 5 Deadliest National Parks.” As a long-time SAR volunteer, I was happy to see that the article advised...
Working with our publisher the last several months has been an educational experience to say the least. In February we collaborated with the Production Editor and submitted our final edits. Once the copyeditor has cleaned up the manuscript, it will be sent to...