SAR and SAR Dog Internet Resources

• U.S. and Canada Dog-related SAR sites
• Canine SAR sites from other places in the world
• Web articles on training
• General SAR info and major sites
• Miscellaneous sites and equipment providers

Dog-related...

• Absaroka Search Dogs in Montana
  
• Alaska Search and Rescue Dogs
  
• American Rescue Dog Association (ARDA)
  
• Arizona Search Track and Rescue
  
• Beartooth Search Dogs in Montana
  
• Bluegrass Search and Rescue in Kentucky
  
• California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA)
  
• California-Swiss Search Dog Association (CASSDA)
  
• Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association
  
• Canine Search and Recovery
  
• Cascade Dogs in Washington
  
• Cen-Tex Canine & Mounted in Texas.
  
• Chattahoochee Search and Rescue Dogs in Georgia
  
• Clarkfork Bitterroot SAR Dogs in Montana
  
• Connecticut Canine Search And Rescue
  
• Crossroads Search and Rescue of Illinois
  
• Disaster And Wilderness Ground Searchers (D.A.W.G.S.) in Connecticut.
  
• DOGS-East in Virginia & Mid-Atlantic states
  
• Dogs South K-9 Search & Rescue in Georgia
  
• Flathead County Search and Rescue in Montana
  
• Florida Search & Rescue K-9 Association
  
• Florida Special Response Team-A
  
• Front Range Rescue Dogs in Colorado
  
• Georgia Rescue Dogs Association (GARDA)
  
• German Shepherd Search Dogs of Washington State (GSSD)
  
• GLSAR of Ohio K-9 Search Team
  
• Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue
  
• Illinois Search Dogs
  
• Illinois-Wisconsin Search and Rescue Dogs
• ISAR in Illinois
  
• Idaho Search and Rescue Dogs
  
• Idaho Mountain Search And Rescue
  
• Indy Search Dogs in Indiana.
  
• Iowa Search and Rescue.
  
• Jefferson County Search Dog Association in Kentucky.
  
• K-9 Alert Search and Rescue Dogs in Virginia (frames only)
  
• K-9 Response Search and Rescue in Ohio
  
• K-9 Search & Rescue Team in Colorado
  
• Search and Rescue Dogs of Colorado
  
• K9 Search and Rescue of South Florida, Inc.
  
• K-9 Search and Rescue of Texas
  
• K9 Search and Rescue Teams of Florida, Inc.
  
• Kansas Search and Rescue Dog Association
  
• Kentucky Search Dog Association
  
• King County Search Dogs in Washington
  
• Law Enforcement Bloodhound Association
  
• Louisiana Search & Rescue Dogs, Inc.
  
• Louisville Ohio Valley Search And Rescue (L.O.V.S.A.R) in Kentucky.
  
• Maine Search and Rescue Dogs (MESARD)
  
• MARK-9 in Texas
  
• Massachusetts Canine Response Team
  
• Mid-Atlantic D.O.G.S.
  
• Midwest Search Dogs in Indiana
  
• Minnesota Search and Rescue Dog Association (MinnSARDA)
  
• Missouri Region C Technical Rescue
  
• Mountain Canine Corps - Los Alamos, NM
  
• National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
  
• North American Search Dog Network
  
• North Carolina Canine Emergency Response Team.
  
• North Carolina Search and Rescue Dog Association, Inc.
  
• North Idaho Search Dogs
  
• Northeast Search and Rescue in Pennsylvania
  
• Northeast Search & Tactical Rescue in Pennsylvania.
  
• Northwest Bloodhounds in Washington
  
• Northwest Disaster Search Dogs in Washington
  
• Northwest Search Dogs in Oregon and Southern Washington
  
• Northern Ohio Valley Area Search and Rescue in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio
  
• Ohio K9 Search Team
  
• Ohio Valley Search and Rescue Dog Association in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky
  
• Oregon Search Dog Information
  
• Ottawa Valley Search and Rescue Dog Association, Ontario, Canada
  
• Palisades Search and Rescue Dog Association in New Jersey
  
• Panhandle Search and Rescue in Texas
• Pathfinder Search and Rescue in Oklahoma
  
• RCMP Civilian Search and Rescue Service Dog Program - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  
• Riverbend Search and Rescue Dog Association in Illinois
  
• SARQuest Search Specialists in Texas.
  
• SAR Unit, Inc. in Nebraska
  
• Search and Rescue Dog Association of Alberta (Canada).
  
• Search and Rescue Dogs of Maryland
  
• Search and Rescue Dogs of Pennsylvania
  
• Search Dog Network in Texas and Colorado
  
• Search Dogs Northeast (frames only)
  
• Search One Rescue Team in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
  
• Search One/PA in Pennsylvania
  
• Sedgwick County Emergency Management K-9 Search Team in Kansas
  
• Southern Association Search and Rescue in Georgia
  
• Southern Ohio Search and Rescue Dogs (frames only)
  
• Southern Ontario Search and Rescue Dogs
  
• STAR 1 Search & Technical Rescue in Iowa.
  
• TCRFla (Tracking & Cadaver Recovery, Inc) in Florida.
  
• Texas Bloodhound Search and Rescue
  
• Thunderstorm Canine Search and Rescue in Texas
  
• Travis County Search and Rescue in Texas
  
• Treasure Valley Search Dogs in Idaho.
  
• Tri-State Search and Rescue Dogs in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
  
• Ohio Valley Search and Rescue in Indiana
  
• Wake Canine Search & Rescue, Inc., Raleigh, NC
  
• West Coast Search Dogs in Washington State
  
• Western New York Search Dogs
  
• Wisconsin Technical Rescue Operations Team
  
• WOOF - Wilderness Finders in California and Nevada
  
• Wyoming K9 Search and Rescue.
  

• 1st Special Response Group international response based in U.S.
  
• BRK SAR Dogs in Germany
  
• Central Search Dogs in New Zealand.
  
• Himalaya rescue Dog Squad in Nepal
  
• Iceland Search Dogs
  
• KD NAKLO in Slovenia
  
• National Search and Rescue Dog Association (SARDA) in the U.K.
  
• SAR Dogs Otago in New Zealand
  
• Norwegian Rescue Dogs
  
• Swiss Disaster Dog Association
  
• United Kingdom Fire Service Search and Rescue Dog Teams
  
• National Bloodhound Association of Switzerland

• Alzheimer's Disease SAR Research
  
• Avalanche Search Dog Training Overview by Dan Comden
  
• Avalanche Dog training overview - Galena Backcountry Ski Patrol
  
• Avalanche Safety: How to Prepare Yourself
  
• Dogs help avalanche rescue teams from Tacoma News Tribune, March 22, 1996.
  
• Introduction to Avalanche Dogs by Kim Gilmore
  
• Volhard Puppy Aptitude test
  
• First Aid for Bloat
  
• Desert Searching With Dogs by Susan Williams
  

General Info and launch points...

• Avalanche Dogs (and more)
  
• Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue SAR Contact page
  
• Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
  
• Westside Avalanche Network, affiliated with the American Association of Avalanche Professionals. Also has a good canine section
  
• SAR Team Locator provided by the Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group.
  
• Yahoo's list of SAR resources
  
• PetHunters -- using dogs to find lost pets
  
• Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia (SARBC)
  
• SARINFO is the place for SAR-related links and resources.
  
• Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center -- an excellent resource that includes reports of recent slides.
  
• Virginia Search and Rescue -- including interesting articles on Alzheimer's subjects, fatigue, etc.
  
• National Association for Search and Rescue.
  

Misc sites and equipment providers...

• List of SAR-related equipment providers (including dog equipment/supplies)
  

Other types of units...

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Text and photos copyright Dan Comden, 1995-2004
Updated May 11, 2004
Dan Comden
Seattle, WA U.S.A.
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