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.
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Hike Your Own Hike
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...
UC Berkeley Alumni Magazine
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).
Publishing Journey News
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...
Keb is Semi-Finalist in Humane Hero Dog Awards
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...
Our Publishing Journey Continues. Book Jacket is DONE!
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...
K9 Training Plateaus! Opportunities to redefine success.
In order to break through I had to literally redefine success.
The Most Dangerous National Parks
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
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...
Celebrating a Life Saving K9 Team Find: Team Makalu
As search and rescue volunteers, some of our motivations differ, but any differences we may have are overshadowed by our common passion for finding the missing. We know we cannot always bring closure to families. Truth be told, more often than not missions I have...