V K9 SSSAR Unit is a  501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing Scent Specific K9 Search Support to Law Enforcement, Missing Person Organizations, and Emergency Management agencies throughout the country.

VK9 was created to support Law Enforcement and other agencies in the specialized areas of Scent Specific Trailing, Criminal and Evidence Recovery work.  VK9 SSSAR Unit is “inclusive” to Scent Specific K9 Search & Recovery.

Web Site originally designed by Margie Spencer

There are several breeds represented in the K9 unit, Bloodhounds, Hunting Breeds, among others.  K9's are trained as "Scent Specific Mantrailers". Currently, V K9 SSSAR Unit has 6 K9 Handlers.

VK9 Unit  Profile

V K9 provides "specialized K9 support" to Law Enforcement Departments with the use of our K9’s in several different recovery  venues. Live scent trailing/tracking and Cadaver, both land and water work. A more comphrensive list of services is provided by clicking on the Service Tab of this site.

Our specialty is in the use of secondary scent, aged trails, and car trails. We are used extensively for identifying if matching scent is present at target locations.  Additionally, our K9’s have been trained to provide a Negative indication when scent is not present to the K9. We have worked many cases successfully using our techniques in this state and others.

We are pro team work, and often compliment the activities of  LE K9 Units, by supporting the investigation using our specialties in K9 search & recovery. Handlers maintain training and search logs, and all fielded K9 teams complete after action reports, that includes maps and/or GPS tracking detail usually within 48 hours of suspended activity

Providing Specialized K9 Support to LE