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🐾 In Loving Memory of Search Dog Hattie 🐾
With profound sadness, we share the news of the passing of Search Dog Hattie. Her remarkable dedication and life-saving contributions have left an indelible mark on all of us. Hattie’s extraordinary skills and enthusiasm for search and rescue missions will forever be etched in our hearts. She brought hope to countless families in their times […]
Search dog Rufus passes National Assessment
We are delighted to share the news that Serena and Rufus passed their Lowland Rescue Level 2 Airscenting National Assessment to become an operational search dog team. All our search dogs and handlers have to pass the Lowland Rescue assessment to achieve operational status. This is a special achievement at the end of a difficult year with team training […]
Team Radio stolen in Bournemouth 3 February 2020
Team radio stolen in the Bournemouth area. It will be useless to anyone who buys it or finds it but it is such a valuable asset to our team members when we are out looking for vulnerable missing people. When they realise that they can’t use it may be left somewhere (hopefully for an innocent […]
‘Animal OBE’ for outstanding Search and Rescue Dog Charlie
Dorset Search Dog Charlie receives the PDSA Order of Merit for lifetime service Charlie who completed hundreds of searches during his exemplary ten-year career, has been honoured by the UK’s leading veterinary charity, PDSA. Border Collie Charlie, who worked with his volunteer handler Matt Cooke, posthumously received the PDSA Order of Merit – known as the animals’ […]
Success at Nationals for Search Dog Hattie and Handler Wendy
Wendy and Hattie delivered an impressive performance at the national assessments of Lowland Rescue search dogs last weekend to qualify as a level 2 hasty dog team. The Search Dog assessments took place in Epping Forest and were hosted by Essex Search and Rescue. The task was made harder for Search dog Hattie because the […]
SSEN gets baking to help boost funds for Dorset Search Dogs
Dorset Search Dogs has received a boost to its funds after kind-hearted colleagues at the nearby Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) depot held a bake sale to raise money for the volunteer organisation. Workers from the SSEN Poole depot had heard that Dorset Search Dogs was hoping to purchase an infra-red camera, which enables […]
COOP Community Fund provides life saving equipment
Trainee Search Dogs Merla and Hattie have been along to Co Op branches in Ensbury Park and Moordown to say an enormous thank you to their staff and members for their support over the past year. They have raised a staggering £7466.17 for us as one of their Local Community fund chosen charities. The funds will […]
SSEN invite to Parliamentary Reception
Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSEN) Resilience Grant supports local communities to improve their resilience. As grant recipients in 2017 we were delighted to be invited to their parliamentary reception to learn more about their innovative projects. Team member Serena fed back that “it was one of those occasions where you really don’t know what to expect but […]
Lowland Rescue First Responders
Congratulations to Serena and Matt who passed the Lowland Rescue First Responder course this weekend. The course is run by the Lowland Rescue Medical Faculty a multi-disciplinary team of experienced pre-hospital care practitioners. The training includes classroom sessions, skills stations, and indoor and outdoor simulation. The course, accredited by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care at the Royal College […]
Animal Blessing Service
This Sunday the church at Hinton Martell was full of creatures great and small including two trainee search dogs . The congregation of the animal blessing service included dogs, cats, and a tortoise who all listened intently to our presentation about search dogs. It was a lovely service giving thanks for the joy that animals bring to our lives and finished […]
Trainee Search Dog Hattie joins cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Deciding to turn her paw to something new this summer, trainee search dog Hattie appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a tearaway dog in the Toot Sweet scene. Hattie joined the cast of The Bournemouth and Boscombe Light Opera Company in their spectacular summer holiday production at the Bournemouth Pavilion. She appeared in 9 performances with a pack of dogs […]
Trainee search dog Harvey sadly loses a brave battle with cancer
Sadly last month trainee search dog Harvey died from a brain tumour. Harvey was a very cheeky cocker spaniel who loved to train. Harvey joined the team after completing the Beginner and Intermediate course, he continued his training as a level one dog and was showing great promise. The team send their condolences to handler Nick and […]
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“Brilliant” performance from Sarah and Finley at requalification.
Sunday 3rd June 2018 was a very hot day but nevertheless Sarah and Finley passed their Level 2 requalification to remain a key operational member – going out in all weathers to save life and limb! Their performance was described as “brilliant”. Search Dog Finley and handler Sarah undertook the hour long assessment to maintain their […]
A generous donation from the B.A.D group.
Our fundraisers were delighted to receive a check for £200 from the Bournemouth Area Defibrillator (B.A.D) group. This generous donation came at the end of a talk from Wendy and Kath accompanied by a demonstration from trainee search dogs Hattie and Merla. The B.A.D group supports patients who have complex Cardiac problems, many of whom have suffered […]