What we don’t do

The training provided by SARDA is focussed on training dogs and handlers to search for missing people and assist in their rescue.
 

SARDA

• Is not a dog training club, but is a search and rescue organization
• Does not rescue dogs
• Does not take dogs for training independently of their owners
• Is not involved in any form of detection work for criminal investigation
• Does not respond to calls from private individuals – the public should call the Gardai in all missing person incidents
• Does not work in areas which pose a physical danger to either dog or handler
• Members do not train dogs for sale to others
• Does not run courses (training of dog teams takes places at group sessions both locally and nationally and takes 2-3 years)