Bryanna Rohl, a Westfield High School senior, is embarking on an internship program with Indiana’s K9 Search and Recovery team.
The 17-year-old is taking part in Saturday training sessions where she will learn how to use canines as part of human remains recovery, scent-specific trailing, area search tactics, and water recovery.
Rohl enjoys working with dogs and wants to understand more about canine handling. Formerly, she was employed at dog kennels and now offers pet sitting services when available.
Rohl hopes the internship will provide foundational skills that she can use after graduation. She plans to enlist in the Marines and wants to one day work with bomb dogs. Her post-military plans involve a career in public service. “After the military, I want to go into law enforcement and I might want to work with K9s eventually,” she says.
Rohl also expects the internship will help her develop a strict regimen, which she believes will be important for what lies ahead. “I’m looking forward to disciplining myself as part of the trainings and events that we do,” she says. “When I found this opportunity, I knew it was going to be the one for me, and it fit my future goals the best.”
The internship is also exposing Rohl to different job roles so she can make informed decisions about her future career options. “I’m getting the opportunity to go to dog obedience classes, ride-alongs with officers, and shadowing a fire captain,” she says. “I’ll also be able to go on some real searches to see what they do.”
Rohl also knows she may be able to make a positive impact on grieving families. “I hope to see how rewarding some of the searches and work can be, and see how much of an impact we could have on a family if we were to help find the victim,” she says.
She’s hoping her love for animals and interest in public service will help her thrive in the program. “This internship was interesting to me because I’ll get to know people in the public safety field, which could possibly help me in the future if people say good things about my performance,” she says.
The Westfield student will also help to spread awareness about the K9 program during community events. She will complete 60 hours of training and hopes to complete the requirements by the end of October.
Indiana K9 Search and Recovery is based in central Indiana and provides no-cost services all across the Midwest.
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I am a member of INK9 Search and Recovery. She not only observes what we do but has become a called asset to our training sessions and participates in our public demonstrations and Coumunity interactions. I can not emphasize enough what an asset and participant in our organization. I wish her all the best in her career goals and know she will be very successful in her goals.