This Member Association is affiliated to Scottish Mountain Rescue and are deployed by Police Scotland to Search for and Rescue high risk vulnerable missing persons.
SARDA Southern Scotland train and qualify dogs and their handlers to be able to find High Risk Vulnerable Missing People.
SARDA Southern Scotland has a number of different breeds of dog qualified and in training for the disciplines of Air Scenting, Trailing and Water.
They work with many of the Scottish Mountain Rescue Teams primarily covering the counties of Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders, Perth and Kinross, Angus, Stirling, North, South and East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire, who are always on call and ready to be deployed by Police Scotland24 hours a day.
SARDA Southern Scotland provide this service completely free of charge, as do all of the Member Associations.
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Who We Work With
Some of Our Dogs & Handlers
NSARDA is a charity-based Association representing Member Associations
The purpose of NSARDA is to:
Promote on a National level the charitable work of the Member Search and Rescue Dog Associations of the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland;
Promote the development of Search Dogs, Dog Handlers and Dog Supports / Navigators to locate high risk missing persons;
Support handlers to achieve a greater understanding of training of Search Dogs.