Team Info
Task Force: California Task Force 4 (CA-TF4)
Agency: San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District
Level: DHS/FEMA Certified
Most Recent Certification: April 25, 2021
Search Dog Info
Breed: Black Labrador
Sex: Female
Born: May 27, 2019
Recruited from: Kaiser K9 in Catonsville, MD
Fostered by: The Darling family and the Tisdale family
Sponsor: Arc Aspicio
Leslie was generously donated to SDF by Kaiser K9 (an organization that trains single-scent detection dogs) based in Catonsville, MD. Recognizing Leslie’s search dog potential as a puppy, her owners reached out to see if SDF would be interested in welcoming Leslie into our programs. Since she was too young to join our training program when she first arrived, she spent her early months being fostered by SDF Director of Canine Operations, Tracy Darling, and her husband (and SDF handler) Eric Darling and later Canine Training Manager Mandy Tisdale and her husband Eric.