Team Skye

Name: Portstar Keystone’s the skye’s the limit (akc)

DOB: April 26, 2019

Breed: Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Handler: Thomas Carney SSG (Ret)

Certifications: IPWDA 40 Acre Wilderness, IPWDA Human Remains Land, IPWDA Crime scene, IPWDA disaster search, IPWDA water recovery, IPWDA SAR Trailing, AKC CGC, CGCA, CGCU, AKC SAR-W, Trick dog intermediate, ATD Therapy Dog

K9 Skye started training with RICSAR in fall of 2019 and earned her first certification in 2020, living up to her exceptional bloodlines and following in her uncle K9 Finn’s paw prints. Skye and Thom are the first canine therapy team to be established with the RI Medical Reserve Corps and were named 2024 National Outstanding MRC Responder of the Year for Skye’s therpy work with rehabilitation firefighters during the 2023 RI wildfires. K9 Skye is also a member of the Chepachet Fire department where she assists in training and mental health support for the firefighters. K9 Skye’s handler and teammate Thom is a US Army and US Navy veteran and brings his navigation and communications skills to the RICSAR family.