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SARDA trainee dog Piper accompanied by Dorothy Grimes and Gerry Tobin attended the annual Sea Sunday service, parade and blessing of the boats in Kinsale. The ceremony is held for all those who have been lost at sea or work at sea, and to remember all the services that are involved in sea rescues.
Michael Grant and Murphy
Mick Grant winched aboard.
Search Dog Lyla trying out the CRV (Child Rescue Valice) for size. This is typically used to winch children or dogs into the aircraft.
Super Mick!
Search Dog Lyla trying out the CRV (Child Rescue Valice) for size. This is typically used to winch children or dogs into the aircraft.
Murphy watching the next phase of HI Line Training
SARDA handler Gerry Tobin back on the ground.
A closer look at the ARV.
It’s a Murphy Thing! - Search Dog Murphy and Winchman Neville Murphy.
Mick Grant winched aboard.
Dave Murtagh.
Most team members were winched using the strop, SARDA handlers and dogs were winched using the ARV, (Adult Rescue Valice).
MRT members prepare to work the HI Line.
SARDA Handler Louise Burgoyne
Search Dog Murphy watches R117 arrive to the training area.
SARDA handler Eadaoin O'Gorman and Search Dog Murphy with Terry Brophy
Flying time!
Friends and colleagues Murphy & Gerry.
Gerry giving a presentation on the use of search dogs.
Assistant lecturers.
Fia & Murphy.
While on their way to our training weekend in Oughterard on Friday night, SARDA handler Michael Grant and search dog Ziggy were called out to assist Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team with a search. The dog team and other agencies were stood down a short time later when the missing person was located safe and well. Meanwhile, while most of the SARDA gang was training in Connemara over the weekend (see post + photos below), Eadaoin O'Gorman and search dog Murphy represented us at an emergency services event ('A Big Push to Save Lives') which was held at Mallow Racecourse on Saturday. Photo by Fermoy Community First Responders.
After the training on Sunday.
Mick with search dog Ziggy and Niall who was volunteering as a dogsbody over the weekend.
One of our loyal dogsbodies: Karolina coming down off the hill.
Noel and friend.
Rowan, ever photogenic.
Taking a break.
Jarlath with Shadow & Syd.
Syd with friend Shadow.
Syd, one of our recently qualified search dogs.
Sean and Cody.
Rowan showing off his red tag.
Gimme that toy!
Sheelagh & Rowan.
Sean and Cody.
Puppy ears!
Boomer being a Good Boy.
Joe & Boomer.
A nice spot for training.
Jean and Trakr helping out with the obedience test.
Gerry observing an obedience test.
Janet and JJ.
Jean with puppy Trakr.
Sheelagh starting an area with Rowan.
Janet with JJ.
Penelope.
Mike with trainee search dog Penelope.
Watching the areas.
Louise and Lyla setting off.
Gerry and Fia starting a search.
On the hills above Oughterard.
Rowan
Jarlath and Mick with search dogs Syd & Ziggy.
L-R: Joanne Horgan and Glen Barton from Irish Search Dogs, Garda dog handler Pat Harrington, Michael Grant and Jarlath Folan from SARDA Ireland.
Jean Ryan with trainee puppy Trakr and Louise Burgoyne with qualified search dog Lyla. Photo by Mike Palmer.
Search dog Lyla demonstrating the use of a stretcher! Photo by South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association.
It takes a village...
Jarlath and Sheelagh with their certificates. In the middle is our training officer Gerry Tobin.
Rowan
The newly qualified mountain rescue search dog teams: Sheelagh O'Malley with Rowan and Jarlath Folan with Syd.
An impressive hideout for one of our dogsbodies
Syd finds Joe.
A nice pic of trainee search dog Rowan (handler Sheelagh O'Malley) at training in Wicklow last weekend. Photo was taken by Pat Doyle who at this point had just been found by Rowan!
It has been a very busy couple of days for SARDA. On Sunday (St. Patrick's Day) Michael Grant and search dog Ziggy were called out with South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association in the late afternoon to search for three hill-walkers lost in the Comeragh mountains. As the search teams were making their way to the area, the news came in that the walkers had found a prominent land mark and knew where they were. The search dog team made their way up to meet them and accompanied them down to the car park. This was SEMRA's 2nd callout that day as they had already rescued an injured walker on Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary a couple of hours earlier; Mick also assisted with that incident. In between those two callouts, Mick and Ziggy were also put on standby for a search in Wicklow but stood down shortly afterwards. On Monday 18th March Michael Grant (with search dog Ziggy) and Louise Burgoyne (with search dog Lyla) were both tasked in the early afternoon to assist the Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue team with a search in Greystones, Co. Wicklow. The dog teams were stood down en route when the missing person was located by MR personnel and airlifted to hospital. On Monday evening, both Mick & Ziggy and Louise & Lyla were again called out with South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association to search for a walker who was lost in the fog near the top of Slievenamon. The search parties were able to get a fix on his position on the mountain using the Sarloc system, after which he was successfully located by search dog Ziggy and handler Mick. The walker and all search parties were safely off the mountain by 7.30pm. A great result all round!
Sad and poignant news today. Caitríona Lucas's (RIP) search dog Zac has passed away at the age of 14. Caitríona and Zac were on SARDA's callout list for 7 years and responded to numerous incidents around the country during their service. We will never forget them. 💔 Thank you for the beautiful photo, Bernard Lucas.
Mick observing search areas.
At the Killarney Mountain Festival after the search dog demo.
Desi and Rua.
Piper with Philip.
Martina with Ella.
Mick and Ziggy – one of our fully qualified search dog teams.
Some of the gang on Sat.
Trainee search dog Penelope keeping an eye on things.
Martina holding trainee search dog Ella who is raring to go. Desi is holding the toy.
Lou and Lyla in the national park.
Taking a break from training.
Go find!
Piper has found Anna!
Piper with... no idea who! Someone who is well wrapped up against the elements anyway. :)
Mick and Ziggy on Rossbeigh strand.
Louise giving a talk before the search dog demo on Sunday.
Waiting to be called up.
SARDA is at Killarney Mountain Festival this weekend — come and meet our dogs and handlers if you’re around! There will also be a search dog demo on Sunday at midday.
A few of our handlers met for a spot of training in Garretstown Woods, West Cork yesterday. This is trainee search dog Piper (handled by Dorothy Grimes) happy out after locating dogsbody Karolina Zavišek! Photo by Mike Palmer.
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