Jack C. - Unit 10

Hometown: Spotsylvania, VA

Status: Operational Handler

Alter Ego: Park Volunteer and Les Stroud Wanna-Be

Qualifications: Advanced First Aid, CPR, FTM (VDEM)

Dogs: Hydee & Cyber

Recommended Reading: Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero (2nd Edition) by ARDA

Major Deployments/Misc:

Most Memorable Moment: Enduring 3 hours of solid rain to pass my 160-acre test!

Notes: Joined SAR to train a working dog in a meaningful outdoor activity. Formerly a Park Ranger at Lake Anna State Park (Virginia State Parks) Jack's History includes: Aug 1998 to Jul 2003 - Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue (Pennsylvania)

He was a canine handler with his German Shepard Dog, Cyber (Operational Wilderness Air Scenting) and served as Chief of Field Operations and Canine Unit Leader.

March 2009 - Hydee returning to base with her reward

Cyber was Jacks' first SAR dog