von Rizien (K9Shay)

With 30 years of K9 search and rescue experience and 500+ deployments, this channel is built for handlers, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone interested in real-world search dog work.

I’m Shay Cook, a working dog handler, instructor, evaluator, and team lead with experience in trailing, live-find wilderness search, and human remains detection. My background includes California SAR deployments, Yosemite National Park operations, and FEMA CA-TF4, along with years of training and mentoring SAR dog teams.

This channel combines K9 search and rescue, SAR dog training, outdoor adventure, travel, backpacking, and exploring nature with working dogs. You’ll find practical lessons on scent behavior, K9 body language, trailing dog tactics, search strategy, human remains detection, deployment readiness, and the realities of field work.

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