Crisis Canines of the Midlands

Crisis Canines of the Midlands Crisis Canines of the Midlands is a non-profit serving to deploy Crisis Response K9 teams in Iowa

Crisis Canines of the Midlands is a non-profit 501c3 organization. Our mission is to support Crisis Response K9 teams, which consist of a first responder handler partnered with a nationally certified Therapy Dog. In addition to providing financial support for these teams through donations from individuals and businesses, we also develop and implement training and deployment protocols to maintain c

onsistent professional standards. A Crisis Response K9 team can perform a wide variety of services to fellow first responders and to the community. Examples of “deployments” over and above being an extension of the handler’s daily duties within their agency would include the following:

Public events
Community outreach and engagement
Major/traumatic incidents
School demonstrations
Grief, loss and trauma support
Natural disaster incidents
Victim forensic interviews
Criminal investigations/interviews
Crisis intervention
Medical facility visits (hospitals, nursing homes, VA clinics, etc.) Staff wellness and peer support
Service in partnership with government and non-profit organizations who address the effects of trauma, mental health and crime. Our goal is to grow the Crisis Response K9 program in Iowa to the level that teams are available state-wide to respond to any any critical incident, disaster, or other event where a therapy K9 can help reduce the stress of the first responders or the people involved.

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08/30/2025

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Sgt. Darrah Metz, along with K-9s Scooby and Titus and their handlers, are headed to Minneapolis to provide comfort and assistance wherever needed, FCSO said.

08/29/2025
08/28/2025

Thank you to SRO Roberts for bringing K9 Sally to the courthouse today. Even though it is only Wednesday, we needed a midweek boost!🐾

08/27/2025

The art of Dogs on National Dog Day. Dogs do not make our whole life, but they do make our life whole.

08/27/2025

Happy National Dog day everyone. K9 Freyja would like to remind everyone to include your pets in your emergency plans. When preparing emergency bag include supplies for you pets as well as for yourself.

Post photos of your dogs!

08/26/2025

We have to recognize our Crisis K9 Patch on National Dog Day. Caleb was able to show Patch at the Union County Fair this year in an exhibition dog show. Caleb & Patch did amazing and this picture is too good not to share!

08/26/2025
08/26/2025
08/26/2025

Happy from our Crisis K9s... Titus, Mando, Luna, Sunny, Lucy and Scooby!

08/26/2025

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