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DECEMBER 21, 2022
@qamagnews VOL. 103, NO. 48
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Local search dog receives national award
By Jessica Keller
QA & Magnolia News editor
When Lincoln, a 5-year-old flat-coated retriever, hears the bells on his orange King County Search Dogs vest jingle, he knows it is time to go to work. Lincoln and owner/handler Jon Izant volunteer for the King County Search Dogs, a unit of King County Search & Rescue that supports the King County Sheriff ’s Office in finding missing people. Lincoln is certified in air-scent search and rescue, where he works off-lead to try and find a person by their scent. He is also cross-certified in human remains detection. Through his work with KCSD, Lincoln successfully located two atrisk missing people with dementia in the last 18 months. Because of his success, the American Kennel Club Humane Fund awarded Lincoln with the 2022 Search & Rescue Award for Canine Excellence. Each year, the AKC Humane Fund awards deserving dogs in five categories: deserving dogs each
year in five categories: uniformed service K-9; exemplary companion; therapy; service; and search and rescue. “The stories of some of these other dogs and trainers are pretty amazing,” Izant said. “It’s humbling to be among such company.” Izant said the award was an “absolute surprise” and is a tremendous honor. A Queen Anne woman who loves flat-coated retrievers heard about Lincoln and his work through KCSD and nominated him for the AKC award, Izant said. Izant said it takes two to four years of training before a dog is ready to be certified in air scent search and rescue work. To be certified in Washington, Lincoln had to find two people in 40 acres of dense woods in two hours, Izant said. To receive federal certification, a dog has to find two people in 80 acres in two hours. “I’ll say that, when you’re first starting, it’s impossible,” Izant said. And despite Lincoln’s success, most searches don’t result in a live find, Izant said.
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Photo by Jessica Keller Queen Anne resident Jon Izant secures a King County Search Dogs vest on his 5-year-old flat-coated retriever, Lincoln, for a quick training exercise last week. When Lincoln hears the bells on his harness jingle, he knows it is time to go to work doing air scent search and rescue work.
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HANUKKAH BEGINS
Photo by Jessica Keller Rabbi Shnai Levitin lights one of the candles on the public menorah at the corner of Crockett and Queen Anne Avenue North to mark the beginning of Hanukkah, which began at sundown Sunday at Chabad of Queen Anne’s annual menorah lighting and Hanukkah carnival. To see more photos of the carnival, go to page 5.
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