Northwind K9 Search Corps

🙌🏻 One demo down, two more to go! Come check us out in Hall B today at .ca!

Next demos are at 12:15pm and 1:30pm! 🐾
Admission is free! All ages welcome!

We’re here all weekend! Live-demos on Sunday!

K9 Remy had a big day checking out the sights and sounds of the Canadian Country Expo! 🌾

🐾 Learn more about his colleagues and their team at the Northwind K9 Search Corps booth in Hall B! We’re here all week with live search dog demos on Sunday!

Looking forward to seeing everyone this Sunday! Free admission! 🎉

🐾 Join us for a pawsome experience with Northwind K9 Search Corps! 🐾

Date: October 6, 2024
Location: Hall B, Booth B509
Demo Times: 10:30am | 12:00pm | 2:00pm

Come watch incredible K9 teams in action as they showcase their life-saving skills! Each team, consisting of a search dog and handler, works together to find missing or lost people. This thrilling demo is perfect for all ages, so bring the whole family!

🐕 Meet the K9 handlers after each demo to ask questions and learn more about their work.

You won't want to miss this! 👏

We’re at the Canadian Country Expo this week during the Canadian Finals Rodeo! 🤠

🐾 Come meet our handlers, and maybe a pup or two, at our trade show booth in Hall B!

Plus! Catch us in the Hall B arena on Sunday, Oct 6 for a ✨live-action demo✨ featuring search and rescue dogs doing what they do best - finding missing people!

Save on tickets to the Canadian Finals Rodeo while supporting Northwind K9 Search Corps! 🐎 🐾

👇 Use the LINK below to get 20% off tickets to this year’s Canadian Finals Rodeo. PLUS 30% of the proceeds from each ticket purchased will be donated to a local non-profit!

🔗 https://am.ticketmaster.com/exploreedmonton/promotional-page?id=Mjcx

Northwind K9 is a locally based non-profit organization dedicated to the training of operational search and rescue K9 teams. Their mission is to deploy these highly trained teams to help locate missing persons. You can save on tickets, so we can help save lives!

On July 31, 1987 one of the deadliest tornadoes in Canadian history made its way north, through the east end of Edmonton, and western edge of Strathcona County in Alberta. Known locally as Black Friday, it left behind a 40km long path of destruction, countless injuries, and took the lives of 27 people. The aftermath was unlike anything the province had experienced in living memory.

This disaster was also a key event that sparked the formation of Alberta’s K9 SAR community with the founding of the Search and Rescue Dog Association of Alberta (SARDAA). In 1989 Kevin George and a handful of his students formed the original SARDAA team with two Belgian Malinois, two German Shepherds, a Boxer and a Doberman on board. The last of those original dogs retired from active duty in the late 1990s. Many of the K9 SAR teams active in the province today still have connections to that original team.

Today, we remember those lost, reflect on the impact that day had on the city of Edmonton, and appreciate those who have led the way for K9 SAR in the province of Alberta.

📸 Steve Simon

Happy Canada Day!

Here are some tips to keep your dog and other pets safe with the fireworks and festivities.

1. Keep your dog away from fire works. If you can’t stay home with them then leave them safely secured inside your home.

2. Update your dog’s ID tags. If your dog happens to get loose, updated information will make it easier to be reunited.

3. Turn on the radio or television to muffle the sound of fireworks.

4. Distract your dog. Play or train with them during the fireworks. A frozen treat or long lasting chew to occupy them may work as well.

5. If your dog’s anxiety is severe, ask your vet for additional support.

NORTHWIND K9 SEARCH CORPS is having its first EVER Fundraiser - an evening of dinner and drinks, with an incredible live auction of amazing art from some renowned artists, and even more items from local businesses - to be held in Prince George, BC on July 13. MORE INFORMATION TO COME.....