Our mission is to strengthen disaster response in America by rescuing and recruiting dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage …

The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that recruits and trains rescue dogs. It was established in 1996 by Wilma Melville.

Society, shelter staff recognized search dog potential in Echo (then named Lolo) and contacted NY-TF2, knowing they had been searching for dogs for SDF to train. 🐾 While this energetic boy was being …

14K Followers, 851 Following, 3,004 Posts - Search Dog Foundation (@searchdogfoundation) on Instagram: "🐾 Recruiting rescued dogs to become rescuers ⛑️ Partnering them with first responders 💖 …

Founded in 1996, the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Santa Paula, California. We offer professionally trained canines …

Jan 8, 2025 · The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) does special work for search and rescue dogs by recruiting rescued dogs and giving them a new meaning in life.

Mar 24, 2025 · The Search Team Grant is designed to help provide active live-find and human remains detection disaster canine handlers operating in the federal and state urban search and rescue …

From rescued to rescuer: SDF recruits and rescues dogs from throughout the country, partners them with first responders, and trains them to locate people buried alive after disasters.

Welcome to the official Search Dog Foundation YouTube channel where you can get an insider peek at the amazing work of these incredible canines and their firefighter-handlers.

The Search Team Fund is a financial assistance program established in 2008, offering help to handlers with out-of-pocket expenses not covered by their task forces or government agencies.