Category 5 K9

Category 5 K9 Category 5 Canine provides resources to assist the canine search and rescue community in their quest to bring lost and missing people home.

Pixel was medically washed out of our Shelter to Search Program a year ago. He has been looking for a home of his own ev...
06/05/2026

Pixel was medically washed out of our Shelter to Search Program a year ago. He has been looking for a home of his own ever since and has not had a single inquiry or show of interest. Pixel is a 30lb 3-4yr old neutered border collie mix with all the drive of a working dog but the willingness to snuggle on a couch for the rest of his days. He is house broken, crate trained, travels well in a kennel, is well behaved in the house and just needs to find the right home. Pixel does not have an adoption fee but interested adopters do need to complete our adoption application. Category 5 K9 also offers adoption trials to make sure our dogs are a good fit. Please share Pixel to help him find his perfect home.

Shelter to Search Alumni Canyon went to DC to represent working dogs and support our amazing friends at Texas A&M Veteri...
05/16/2026

Shelter to Search Alumni Canyon went to DC to represent working dogs and support our amazing friends at Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team to get support expanding their amazing model for future disaster response across the country. Good job Canyon!

Taz had his last chemo session today and got to ring the bell! Doc said he’s cancer free. Huge thank you to everyone who...
05/09/2026

Taz had his last chemo session today and got to ring the bell! Doc said he’s cancer free. Huge thank you to everyone who donated and helped support K9 Taz’s treatment and recovery!

COURTESY POSTDiggy Hill Rescue, San Antonio, TXWe evaluated this handsome boy Atlas. He unfortunately does not have any ...
05/06/2026

COURTESY POST
Diggy Hill Rescue, San Antonio, TX

We evaluated this handsome boy Atlas. He unfortunately does not have any toy drive when in a new location with enticing smells and not a fit for our program. However he’s extremely food motivated, even in the face of distractions. Confident in new places, recovers quickly when startled, and friendly when meeting strangers. He had no concerns about an air horn, just showed curiosity, has had no noise or storm phobias at home. Atlas is a neutered 1yr old shepherd mix and though he isn’t a candidate for us, he may be a potential service dog candidate or is an excellent candidate as an adventure or running partner.

Atlas tolerated having his feet, ears, tail, and muzzle messed with by a stranger. He is very polite about taking treats. Please message the page and we will give you contact information for his current foster.

Big news for K9’s Alley (CAT5 Tornado Alley) and Trooper (CAT5 Storm Trooper), two of the Mystery x Spry puppies that we...
04/26/2026

Big news for K9’s Alley (CAT5 Tornado Alley) and Trooper (CAT5 Storm Trooper), two of the Mystery x Spry puppies that we raised, both passed their FEMA Certification Evaluations for Human Remains Detection this week. Congratulations to both new teams!

Let's congratulate Team Alley! They passed their FSA this week - it includes testing on obedience, agility, directional ...
04/13/2026

Let's congratulate Team Alley! They passed their FSA this week - it includes testing on obedience, agility, directional control and search! This means they are halfway through their FEMA certification series. Way to go Alley and Macie Thompson!

We have some exciting news! K9 Jurni (previously Journey) passed screening for Texas A&M Task Force 1. She will be train...
04/13/2026

We have some exciting news! K9 Jurni (previously Journey) passed screening for Texas A&M Task Force 1. She will be training with Bryan for USAR - Human Remains Detection and once certified will take over for K9 Pferal so Pferal can retire.

We are so excited to see Jurni start training!

04/07/2026

K9 Olive joined us from San Antonio Humane Society after they recognized she showed a lot of drive and might need a job. Olive is now training with Texas A&M Task Force 1 to become a USAR live find canine. We couldn’t do this work without amazing rescue partners like SAHS.

If you know of a young dog at your local shelter or rescue that is confident, social, and completely obsessed with dog toys please consider screening them for search potential.

https://www.cat5k9.org/screen-a-dog

04/02/2026

COURTESY POST
Newcastle, OK

Champ is a ~8 month old malinois mix at the shelter in Newcastle OK. He’s friendly with people and has not shown any aggression toward the other dogs. Champ is obsessed with his tennis ball and showing potential for search or detection work. If you are interested in more information about Champ please message the page and we will provide contact information for the shelter team.

04/02/2026

Shelter to Search pup Uno is starting to really understand the search game! This handsome boy is training for Urban Search and Rescue with Texas A&M Task Force 1. Once he’s certified, Uno will help find trapped and missing people after disasters.

If you know of a young dog (9 months to 2yrs old) at a shelter near you that may have the toy drive and confidence to become a USAR K9, you can find details on how to screen them on our website here: https://www.cat5k9.org/screen-a-dog

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