The dog team say Goodbye to Merry.

Following an injury, Donna (Merry’s handler), has had to withdraw Merry from our Search Dog training programme. Donna said, “It’s a shame but these things happen. Merry has come so far and has so much ability, but her consultant is recommending a knee replacement for her. Surgery isn’t definite yet, as we haven’t finished weighing […]

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Training CaNine to Five (and quite often until a lot later!)

When dogs help us to search for missing people the standard is for one Dog, one Handler plus one Support member to go out as a team (two Support members are used if a trailing dog is searching in an urban area, to allow one person to focus exclusively on traffic and keep everybody safe). […]

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Hello from Warwickshire Search and Rescue – Dogs

Merry’s super shiny coat and cool, moist nose are due to her excellent nutrition, courtesy of Burns Pet Nutrition Ltd. WarkSAR are one of 36 Lowland Rescue teams spread across the country. We are primarily a foot team (we search on foot, not from horseback; bike or quad and we don’t currently have drones) with […]

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