Team
NAME: Hank
HANDLER: Laura LoPresti
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Hank is certified in HRD for land searches.
Laura is President and one of the founding members of NJ Rescue & Recovery K-9 Unit. She has been a SAR dog handler since 1997. Hank is her Fifth SAR dog.
HANDLER: Laura LoPresti
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Hank is certified in HRD for land searches.
Laura is President and one of the founding members of NJ Rescue & Recovery K-9 Unit. She has been a SAR dog handler since 1997. Hank is her Fifth SAR dog.
NAME: Kamikaze (aka Kaze)
HANDLER: Stephanie Struble
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Kaze is certified in wide area search live find air-scent. Kaze also has her BH and UPr1 (High in Obedience for Trial) in IPO , her CGCA, CGCU and TKN titles.
Stephanie joined the NJ Rescue & Recovery K-9 Unit in 2010 and serves as the Vice President and Training Director of the Unit.
HANDLER: Stephanie Struble
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Kaze is certified in wide area search live find air-scent. Kaze also has her BH and UPr1 (High in Obedience for Trial) in IPO , her CGCA, CGCU and TKN titles.
Stephanie joined the NJ Rescue & Recovery K-9 Unit in 2010 and serves as the Vice President and Training Director of the Unit.
NAME: Zeke
HANDLER: Donna Hreniuk
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Zeke is certified in HRD for land searches.
Donna is one of the founding members of NJ Rescue & Recovery K-9 Unit and serves as Treasurer of the unit. She has been a SAR dog handler since 1989. Zeke is her fourth SAR dog.
NAME: Niko
HANDLER: Keith O'Brien
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Niko is certified in wide area search live find air scent. He also has his OBJ1 and OB2 titles in US Mondioring along with his CGC (Canine Good Citizen)
Keith has been with NJ Rescue & Recovery K-9 Unit since Feb 2014.
HANDLER: Keith O'Brien
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Niko is certified in wide area search live find air scent. He also has his OBJ1 and OB2 titles in US Mondioring along with his CGC (Canine Good Citizen)
Keith has been with NJ Rescue & Recovery K-9 Unit since Feb 2014.
NAME: Moxie
HANDLER: Kyle Lopresti
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Moxie is is certified in wilderness air scent.
Kyle has been with NJ Rescue & Recovery K9 Unit since Feb 2014
NAME: Solo
HANDLER: Kyle Lopresti
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Solo is working towards his trailing certification.
Kyle has been with NJ Rescue & Recovery K9 Unit since Feb 2014
HANDLER: Kyle Lopresti
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Solo is working towards his trailing certification.
Kyle has been with NJ Rescue & Recovery K9 Unit since Feb 2014
NAME: Judge
HANDLER: Angelica Carrero
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Judge is working towards his wide area air scent certification.
Angelica has been with NJ Rescue & Recovery K9 Unit since Jan 2020
HANDLER: Angelica Carrero
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Judge is working towards his wide area air scent certification.
Angelica has been with NJ Rescue & Recovery K9 Unit since Jan 2020
Retired
NAME: Emma
HANDLER: Keith O'Brien
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Emma is certified in wilderness air scent. Emma also has her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification.
Keith has been with NJ Rescue & Recovery K-9 Unit since Feb 2014.
HANDLER: Keith O'Brien
BREED: German Shepherd Dog
CERTIFICATIONS: Emma is certified in wilderness air scent. Emma also has her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification.
Keith has been with NJ Rescue & Recovery K-9 Unit since Feb 2014.
Base Camp
Linda Blumig
Linda is our base camp director. Linda has been with NJRRK9 since 2010
Linda is our base camp director. Linda has been with NJRRK9 since 2010