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As a placement agiency, we do have some specific requirements for handlers. They include:

1. Applicant must be a member in good status of 501(3)c not for profit search and rescue group that responds under the jurisdiction of the state or local law enforcement, fire department, fish and game or state emergency management services. In not a non profit, the group must respond free of charge to these agencies.
2. Applicant must be or is working to be deployable under the search and rescue groups guidelines and must be at a level qualified to work a canine.
3. Applicant must submit a statement of purpose indicating what the dog will be used for and what segment of SAR the dog will be trained in.
4. Applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from their search and rescue team leader, immediate search and rescue supervisor or search and rescue incident commander, a law enforcement representative and a personal reference.
5. Applicant must also submit a brief narrative outlining their K9 training philosophy.
6. Applicant must be at least 18 years old.
7. Applicant cannot be a convicted felon.
8. Applicant must be able to assume full responsibility for the dog, on their own property, in all aspects of care, training and medical expenses.

If you would like an application, please contact us.

We do reserve the right to refuse placement of a dog. Our goal, first and foremost is to place each dog in a postive working environment. We also actively keep in contact with all of our K9's and handlers, not only to ensure the team is progressing in their training, but to also ensure that we made a good working match. PoL will accept a K9 back into our placement program and work to find it a permanent home if the intial handler is deemed unsatisfactory. However, our placement time may be longer than most because we try to ensure a good match from the start.