Emma was Gloria and Eddie's female yellow Labrador Retriever, who passed away in March of 2011 at the age of 12 years. She began simple search training at 6 weeks and was formally introduced to the team at 8 weeks, with her first stranger scent find in the woods the following month. She attended many national and regional seminars and academies, and worked extensively in mantrailing, land and water cadaver, including working in Hancock County Mississippi in the aftermatch of Hurrican Katrina.