News - National Disaster Search Dog Foundation

Originally named Moose for his sheer size, Magnum came to SDF from the Shasta County Sheriff Animal Regulation in Redding,

In March of 2012, a cheerful mutt named Diva was surrendered by her owner to the Sacramento SPCA. The owner

We were thrilled to welcome friends, family, supporters, and staff to our campus earlier this month to help us

This beautiful Golden/Labrador Retriever mix was discovered by Leone Sorg, mother of then-SDF Trainer Sharon Hanzelka, at the Dos Palos

Read all about it! Meet some incredible search candidates who changed careers to work in the expanding field

In addition to preparing our canine search teams for disasters, SDF also serves as a vital training ground for

The day that Royce was dropped off at the Santa Maria Animal Care and Control shelter in Santa Maria, CA

During a road trip throughout the Midwest, SDF Canine Recruiter Tim Matthews, of the South Dakota Canine Center, walked into

In June of 2014, Tim Matthews of the South Dakota Canine Center was in Iowa visiting the Sioux City Animal

Catch up on highlights and happenings from the Search Dog Foundation over the past few months, including search dog

On October 20, 2023, SDF-trained search teams Luis Garcia & Montecito and Fidel Gomez & Gemma responded to a

We were thrilled to welcome friends, family, supporters, and staff to our campus earlier this month to help us

On August 23, 2023, SDF-trained search team Eric Gray & Dee (Santa Barbara County Fire) responded to a building

On August 28, 2023, two SDF-trained canine disaster search teams, Kristi Bartlett & Ivan from Virginia Task Force 1