SERVICES

When someone is reported lost, missing or overdue, volunteer K-9 Search teams are available to respond, day or night.

Search dogs help to locate:

Children lost in the wilderness, parks.  Elderly persons and/or Alzheimer's patients who may have wandered away from homes or hospitals, hikers and hunters lost in the woods, victims of avalanche. earthquakes, floods, explosions and/or bombs, fires, aircraft crashes, tornadoes, evidence of crime and the bodies of deceased persons.

Search dog units search under the direction of law enforcement and the emergency services at no cost to the agency. Units will not respond to request by private individuals and will not respond to known criminals that may present a threat to dog or handler.

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Definitions of SAR Dogs

Search Dog - A non-specific term referring to a canine trained for any type of searching based upon visual, olfactory, or auditory clues.

Air-Scent/Trailing Dog - A canine with the ability and training to locate the presence of a human in a particular area. This is the standard for dogs used in wilderness search for lost persons.

Tracking Dog - A canine with the specific ability and training to track and locate a specific human on the basis of scent.

Cadaver Dog - A narrow term, used in a search-and-rescue context, to indicate a canine primarily trained as a tracking or air-scent dog that has also received cross training in the location of dead human bodies.