Lauren Wendt, Owner, Momentum K9 LLC
Lauren Wendt is a conservation detection K9 trainer, former wildlife police officer, and owner of Momentum K9. She has over 20 years with sporting and working dogs, the last decade focused on conservation and anti-poaching work. Lauren holds a degree in Wildlife Management and served 11 years in wildlife law enforcement, where she developed a K9 unit and worked wildlife crime investigations. She has trained and supported canine teams across conservation detection, anti-poaching, and human remains detection, with experience throughout the United States and Africa. Her work centers on preparing canine teams for deployment, drawing on real anti-poaching and wildlife trafficking cases to build realistic scenarios that challenge dogs and handlers to perform reliably when it matters most.
