Keb is the WINNER of the American Humane Society Search and Rescue Dog Award and one of seven dogs vying for the overall National Dog Hero Title. Voting continues until September 13.

As a puppy Keb was quite a handful. She had unending energy, and she was fearless and willing to take on everything she was asked to do—full speed ahead. Keb is 12 now and we have deployed on over 100 missions together and deployed two weeks over a month-long period in one of the largest disasters in Washington state — the Oso landslide.

We’ve searched for the lost on high snowfields of Mount Rainier and found bones that helped solve decades-old crimes. We’ve searched for clandestine graves of murder victims. We’ve been called upon to volunteer our services in the dark, the wet, the snow, and cold in the rainforests and rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest. We’ve searched in urban areas with homeless camps, drug needles and thick blackberry bushes.

Keb gives her all to every mission and she has helped me become a better version of myself. Vote for her daily to help her get recognized as the hero dog that she is!