K9 Dixie’s Trailing Adventures

03/27/2026

Missing from Mays Landing. Please keep an eye out if seen do not chase. Please report sightings to the number listed below.

03/18/2026

Excellent job everyone.

Queen Lucy is SAFE.

There are no words big enough for the relief we feel being able to say that.

This was not luck. This was teamwork, dedication, patience, and a community that cared enough to keep watching, keep calling in sightings, and never give up on her. Every single call, every message, every set of eyes on the ground mattered. Lucy’s safety is proof that when people come together and trust the process, lives are saved.

A heartfelt thank you to Mike for flying the drone and putting in countless hours to help bring Lucy home. Thank you to Dixie for the tracking support, guidance, and the reminder we all needed through it all — .

A very special thank you to Brittany, Tracy, Ashley, and Justin for getting on scene quickly and doing what needed to be done when the moment mattered most.

Cases like this are emotional, exhausting, and full of ups and downs, but this is why we do not quit. This is why we keep showing up. And this is why community matters so much.

To everyone who shared, watched, called in sightings, sent prayers, and stood behind this effort — thank you. Queen Lucy is safe because people cared.

Tonight, she is safe. And that means everything.

03/17/2026

Dixie is always excited to get to work and do what she does. Thank you so much for the trust and kind words.

We want to take a moment to introduce two trusted friends we are proud to call in when a case calls for scent dog assistance — Alex and K9 Dixie.

Many of you have seen us mention Dixie before, and for good reason. She is an incredible working dog, and Alex is a highly experienced handler and trainer with an extensive background in multiple K9 disciplines. His experience includes Human Remains Detection (HRD), Live Find Airscent, mantrailing, narcotics, and explosives K9 work. He has also trained and handled many dogs for competition, including border collies in sheepdog events and hunting dogs in competitive work.

In addition to his specialty K9 work, Alex is also a basic obedience, advanced obedience, and behavioral dog trainer. One of the things we respect most is his belief in building a strong bond between dog and handler so the handler learns to truly trust their dog and partner. His motto says it best: Trust your training, trust your dog.

Alex currently handles and is certified with K9 Dixie, K9 Rusty, and K9 Piper, all Bloodhounds certified in mantrailing and all very successful in their work. He also handles K9 Raven, a German Shepherd certified in HRD and Live Find, K9 Tequila, a Belgian Malinois certified in narcotics and trailing, and K9 River, a German Shepherd certified in explosives. Over the years, Alex has trained, handled, and certified many dogs across a wide range of breeds and disciplines, including K9 Vegas, a German Shepherd that was successfully certified in mantrailing, HRD, and Live Find.

We are grateful to have Alex and Dixie as trusted friends and a trusted resource we can call in to assist when needed. Watching Dixie work is always impressive, always educational, and always a reminder of just how valuable a well-trained dog and skilled handler can be in the search for lost pets.

Thank you, Alex and Dixie, for being a resource we value, respect, and trust.

K9 Dixie’s Trailing Adventures

03/17/2026

A little bit of a history of why canine Dixie is what she is and is as reliable as she is. 

Alex has trained and handled dogs in human remains detection(HRD), Live Find Airscent, Mantrailing, Narcotics and Explosives K9’s. He has personally handled and trained many various types of dogs for sheep dog competitions especially border collies, and hunting type dogs for competitions. As well it’s a basic and advanced obedience dog trainer and behavioral dog trainer. Alex believes in building the bond with dog and handler so that the handler TRUST THEIR DOG/PARTNER. The Motto Alex goes by is TRUST YOUR TRAINING, TRUST YOUR DOG. Alex currently handles and is certified with K9 Dixie, K9 Rusty & Piper Bloodhounds for Mantrailing both very successful, K9 Raven a GSD certified in HRD, Live Find, K9 Tequila Belgium Malinios certified Narcotics and Trailing, K9 River a GSD certified in Explosives. Alex has handled many dogs and certified many in different disciplines and with different breeds of dogs. K9 Vegas a GSD was certified in Mantrailing, HRD, Live Find with success in all 3 disciplines.
When Alex and his dogs aren’t out searching you can even find them sometimes some TV shows like law and order, organized crime, law order SVU, Blue Bloods, CIA.