Suzanne and Guy (and Keb!) are continuing their author speaking tour, and will be giving presentations about their search and rescue adventures at Puget Sound area Barnes and Noble stores. All three will appear in person to promote and sign their recently-released book. Who wouldn’t want a copy of A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team – signed by Suzanne and Guy, and stamped with Keb’s pawprint! Make plans to join us: Saturday June 3 (1PM): Barnes and Noble Southcenter 300 Andover Park W Ste 200. Tukwila, WA You can visit the Southcenter Barnes and Noble Website here ..read more

On Monday April 3, 2023 at the Seattle Mariners’ home game with Los Angeles Angels, 13-year-old K9 “Keb”, the 2022 American Humane Search and Rescue Hero Dog, caught the ceremonial first pitch of the game! Keb appeared at the home plate (and on the Big Screen), enjoyed some quality time with the Mariner Moose, and was honored during the Mariners’ “Bark at the Park” program. Our exciting evening began at the exclusive “Third Base Entry” at T-Mobile Park, where we were met by representatives of the Seattle Mariners, and led into the VIP lobby. We were then escorted through secret tunnels to ou ..read more

Our hometown book store, Edmonds Bookshop, was just announced as a finalist for the 2023 Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year Award! Edmonds Bookshop sponsored our very first author event for our book “A Dog’s Devotion,” and also supported our book launch event in November, 2021. As reported in My Edmonds News (https://myedmondsnews.com/2023/03/edmonds-bookshop-named-a-finalist-for-publishers-weekly-bookstore-of-year/ ) Edmonds Bookshop owner Michelle Bear responded by saying “It is such a surprise and an honor to be nominated and in the company of such great bookshops across the country ..read more

“When my teammate Guy and I started writing our book “A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team” some 5 years ago, we knew absolutely nothing about the publishing process. Getting an agent, a publisher and getting a final manuscript presented it’s own challenges but we got it done. The months and weeks prior to our publication date in October, 2022 were a whirlwind of activity! What we’ve learned since then is that publication was not the end of our efforts – far from it. If you want your book to sell (and we do!) writing your book is only 50% of success – the remaining ..read more

     January 9 2023, Interview with Monroe Florida County Sheriff, including book presentation and discussion about A Dog’s Devotion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45hoP0wZ8uk  December 10, 2022. Podcast interview on Dog Works with Suzanne. https://dogworksradio.com/search-and-rescue-dogs-with-suzanne-elshult/  December 10, 2022: A Dog’s Devotion will be displayed in the EPIC Writer’s Association public display case through January 2023.  December 9, 2022: Suzanne was interviewed for the website SeeMyBeach, a community-oriented website in Florida. https://seemyb ..read more

It has been a whirlwind month culminating in a case of Covid which resulted in me quarantining alone with Keb and Kili, my two search dogs, over Thanksgiving. I tend to see the bright side of life and am grateful I have  had a few days to decompress after a very busy couple of months. Admittedly it was disappointing to miss some of our traditional family fun such as our outing into the snow and mountains to cut a Christmas tree. Our adventure memoir, A Dog’s Devotion was released on October 15. And, while making money writing our book never was our goal, we have been off to a good start w ..read more

“Most hikers prepare only for what they expect. Safe hikers prepare for what they don’t expect.” Hubris [hy00-bris] noun: Excessive self-confidence. I am seeing a trend in wilderness travelers toward death by hubris – not hubris in the sense of arrogance, but of over-confidence based on inexperience and fueled by media fads. Early on Sunday, November 20, 2022, 19-year-old Emily Sotelo departed the Old Bridle Path Trailhead for a solo hike in the White Mountain Range. Emily was an avid hiker, but had little experience with hiking in winter conditions. Emily’s planned route was ambitious. As par ..read more

Suzanne and Guy (and Keb!) will appear in person at 1PM on Saturday, November 19th, at Barnes and Noble in Woodinville, to promote and sign their newly-released book!  Who wouldn’t want a copy of A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team – signed by Suzanne and Guy, and stamped with Keb’s pawprint! The Woodinville Barnes and Noble is a huge store – full of books and toys and games – the perfect place for holiday shopping. Plus, they have the have a café inside the store!  They are located at 18025 Garden Way N.E., in the downtown Woodinville shopping center, wi ..read more

Our first book signing at the Edmonds Bookshop last night. Thank you Michele and Eleanor for inviting us and all who came for the interview with Laura Mo and bought books. You can listen to the interview which was streamed on the Edmonds Bookshop Facebook page. We had a great time, including Keb who enjoyed a massive number of morsels. The post Our first book signing event at the Edmonds Bookshop first appeared on Suzanne Elshult ..read more

On Thursday, October 13 at the Seattle Fire Department Awards Ceremony, Jared Carlson (Seattle Mountain Rescue), Guy Mansfield (Everett Mountain Rescue), and Lauren Heitmann (King County SAR) were honored for their work on the search for Deputy Fire Chief Jay Schreckengost last November. Deputy Ellis Nale from Kittitas County was also honored.  The 12-day search for Chief Schreckengost was carried out in bad weather and in hazardous terrain, and was supported by hundreds of volunteers, including members of all five regional mountain rescue teams. Chief Schreckengost was located on the las ..read more