Andy Rebmann has been involved in search work and K-9 training since 1972. He is a retired trainer for Connecticut State Police. During his career, he trained K-9 teams for patrol, narcotics, explosive, arson, wilderness, disaster, water and cadaver work. He developed the State Police training program for cadaver search dogs. Andy trained and handled bloodhounds from 1973 until retirement. His hounds were responsible for numerous "finds". The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld several cases on appeal. In addition, he has qualified in several states as an expert witness regarding scenting dogs. He established the CSP SAR K-9 Team and served as team leader and search coordinator. Since retiring in 1991, he has conducted numerous seminars, schools and workshops throughout the U. S., Canada and Japan. He is a consultant to law enforcement agencies and continues to participate in searches nationwide. Andy is the past president of Northwest Disaster Search Dogs, Redmond, WA. The unit provides disaster search trained K-9 teams in support of the Puget Sound FEMA Task Force as well as local response. He is a founder and treasurer of King County Search Dogs, a multi-tasked K-9 search unit that supports King County Sheriff's Office for missing person searches. He is also a member of DMORT Region 10 response team as an evidence technician, search manager and K-9 handler. He has presented numerous papers at national seminars and is the author of "The Cadaver Dog Handbook," published August 2000.