Kristine Lesperance

After cofounding two successful search and rescue teams and training hundreds, a move to Hawai’i afforded Kris the opportunity to become the master trainer for the new State Civil Defense (now HEMA) canine urban search and rescue team, where she helped multiple team members reach SARTech II and NASAR Disaster certifications and with deployment on the Kaloko Dam Disaster.

Kris has earned multiple certifications from a lifetime in SAR, Having certified five of her own dogs in different SAR disciplines across her SAR career, Kris has now returned to Washington state, and is grateful and honored to be an Associate Member of Carin Canine Detection, and a member of Cascadia Search Dogs. She is now training her new pup Sage in Human Remains Detection and Historical Human Remains Detection.

Canine: Sage

Certifications: Historical Human Remains Detection

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Breed: German Shepherd