Despite the disruption from COVID-19 during the last year, our nation’s emergency response network is still ready when called upon and our teams continue to achieve and maintain deployment readiness. Canine disaster search teams were in Las Vegas, Nevada, over the weekend and we are happy to share that SDF-trained …
Disasters, no matter how big or small, won’t stop—even during a pandemic—and neither will we. Recruiting and rescuing dogs to train to become rescuers alongside first responders is no easy task, and this year has been no exception due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. It’s just one more reason why we are so …
Originally named “Squirt,” this happy Yellow Lab was recruited from Sioux City Animal Adoption & Rescue Center in Sioux City, IA in February of 2013. His boundless energy and toy-obsessive personality were identified by Kellee Matthews of the South Dakota Canine Center, who routinely visits shelters and rescues in that …
The Fall edition of the Bark Alert magazine has arrived! Meet our six newest canine disaster search teams, see where our veteran search teams have put boots and paws on the ground on deployment, and learn all about how we recruit spectacular canine candidates from all over the country. …
COVID-19 disrupted much of our way of life this year, but our nation’s emergency response network has not slowed. Despite COVID-related shutdowns through the spring and summer, SDF has pledged to continue supporting deployment readiness for canine disaster search teams throughout the country so our nation’s teams are ready for …
Since our beginning, the Search Dog Foundation has committed to rescuing homeless dogs and giving them a renewed purpose in life. It can be difficult to cover the country’s thousands of shelters and rescues, which is why SDF has enlisted the help of recruiters throughout the United States to find …
Like many Search Dog Foundation (SDF) canines, Pearl’s early years were troubled ones. Her first owner wasn’t home much, so Pearl frequently would jump the fence of their home and go looking for fun. Inevitably, she would be picked up by animal control and after paying the “bailout” fee one …
On the morning of August 28, 2020, six canine disaster search teams graduated from SDF’s Handler Course. The handlers completed the course despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, observing distancing and safety protocols throughout their two-week stay on campus. The graduating class was a combination of four brand new handlers from …
Four SDF-trained search teams—Marshia Hall & Lilah (Florida Task Force 4), Patti Krafft & Billy (Texas Task Force 1), Lee Culley & Tommy and Roxanne Bauman & Cole (both Utah Task Force 1)—deployed to the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Laura. These teams joined task forces from throughout the …
