081618 LCJ Disaster Dogs (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media K-9 dog handlers take a group shot after the Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. (8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Bill Miller, of Round Lake Park, operations director and K-9 handler, works with Mikey Hernandez, of Cary, K-9 handler, on training his dog, Mamba, a six-month-old German Shepherd, live find area search dog, to bark during final response training and using a tug toy as a reward during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. (8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Bill Miller, of Round Lake Park, operations director and K-9 handler, works with Mikey Hernandez, of Cary, K-9 handler, and Mamba, a live find area search dog, on a trained final response exercise using a tug toy as a reward during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. (8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Craig Christiansen, of Kenosha, Wis., rewards his dog, Sola, a two-year-old German Shepherd, with a tug toy after she barked on command during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.Sola is a live find candidate for the program.(8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Maria Christiansen, of Kenosha, Wis., and her dog, Oso, a two-year-old German Shepherd, work with Bill Miller, of Round Lake Park, operations director and K-9 handler, on scent tubes where the dog has to identify which one has human fat in it for scent imprinting during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. Oso is a possible candidate in training to become a cadaver dog for Disaster Dogs of Illinois.(8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Zachary Hammett, of Lake Villa, owner/K-9 handler, works with Freya, a human remains disaster dog, on identifying human remains in a scent box during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. (8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Zachary Hammett, of Lake Villa, owner/K-9 handler, works with Freya, a human remains detection dog, on finding human remains in a scent box during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.(8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Bill Miller, of Round Lake Park, operations director and K-9 handler, works with Maria Christiansen, of Kenosha, Wis., on training Oso, a two-year-old German Shepherd, to identify which scent tube has human fat in it during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. Oso is a possible candidate in training to become a cadaver dog for Disaster Dogs of Illinois. (8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Bill Miller, of Round Lake Park, operations director and K-9 handler, (on right) works with Maria Christiansen, of Kenosha, Wis., on having her dog, Oso, a two-year-old German Shepherd, detect human fat in one of the scent tubes during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. Oso is a possible candidate in training to become a cadaver dog for Disaster Dogs of Illinois.(8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mikey Hernandez, of Cary, K-9 handler, acting as a victim, works with Ivan, a Belgian Malanois, also an urban search and rescue dog, on a run and hide training exercise during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. (8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Maria Christiansen, of Kenosha, Wis., trains her dog, Oso, a two-year-old German Shepherd, in identifying human remains in a scent box during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. Oso is a possible candidate in training to become a cadaver dog for Disaster Dogs of Illinois. (8/12/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Sola, a two-year-old German Shepherd, a candidate to become a live find dog, holds her tug toy after barking on command during Disaster Dogs of Illinois training at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.Sola's owners/handlers are Craig and Maria Christiansen, of Kenosha, Wis.(8/12/18)