K-9

Ezra is an eight year old German Shepherd from Holland, and is crossed trained for Patrol and Narcotics. Ezra’s patrol work consists of Tracking, Area Searches, Building Searches and Handler Protection. When it come to Narcotics, Ezra is certified on 4 odors – Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine, and Heroin. Ezra was imported from Holland to Adlerherst Kennels out of California and started in 2006 with Skamania County Sheriff’s Office attending 10 weeks of training/certification with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and is handled by Deputy Hastings.

Meet Skamania County’s narcotics K9, Rocket. Rocket, a 2-year-old yellow Lab, is certified as a narcotics detection K-9, handled by Deputy Summer Scheyer.  Deputy Scheyer and Rocket attended 200 hours of training, as required by state law to become a narcotics detection team.

Rocket was born in the Netherlands and imported to the United States for the sole purpose of being a working dog.  Rocket was purchased from Patrick Beltz, owner and operator of Work Dogs International, in Banning, California.  Rocket and Deputy Scheyer trained with four other K-9 teams, three from Vancouver Police Department and one from Battleground P.D.  The training was held in Vancouver and taught by Vancouver Officer Jack Anderson and Clark County Deputy Brian Ellithorpe.

Deputy Scheyer and Rocket play a multi-faceted role within the Sheriff’s Office.  Not only do they carry out normal law enforcement functions, Deputy Scheyer and Rocket also work with local school districts, Clark-Skamania Drug Task Force, Washington State Patrol, and neighboring law enforcement agencies to assist in narcotics detection.