
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)