Team Noora

Name: Lokasteinn Noora CGC CGC-U CGC-A (AKC)

DOB: March 25, 2012

Breed: Icelandic Sheepdog

Handler: Michael Koster / Team Support: Patricia Buckley

Certifications: IPWDA 40 Acre Live Find Wilderness, IPWDA Basic LAND CADAVER

Extra-Curricular Training: UH-60 Helicopter desensitization and flight training, Hazmat decontamination, light disaster work

Noora and handler Mike Koster joined RICSAR in the fall of 2013, six months later Noora passed her IPWDA 40 Acre Live Find Certification test.

Noora, who is UNDOUBTEDLY, RICSAR’s most vocal K9, is the first purebred Icelandic Sheepdog in North America to cerify in a K9 search and rescue discipline. Her size and agility allow her to do things that many larger size dogs cannot do. She loves agility apparatuses including ladder climbing. Noora spent the first 10 years of her life living on a boat. Consequently, she is very comfortable around water and WATERCRAFT, including kayaks and paddleboards. Nooras primary reward for training is food. She loves to search for hidden tennis balls and enjoys having a frisbee thrown her way. By far, her favorite activity is Sunday team trainings. She always gives 110% in whatever she does.