Search & Rescue Dog Association - SARDA Ireland North

10/10/2026

02/10/2026

🚨 CALL-OUT – KEADY AREA 🚨

In the early hours of this morning, our team was called out around 1am to assist with a search for a missing person in the Keady area.

Our search team and dogs deployed through the night, working alongside the other emergency services involved in the operation.

After several hours of searching, our team stood down and returned home just before midday.

A huge thank you to our dedicated handlers, search technicians and, of course, our incredible search dogs for giving up their night and continuing to work until the operation was concluded. 🐾❤️

27/09/2026

🚒🐾 Joint Training Exercise | Capita Fire Training College, Moreton-in-Marsh

A fantastic 3 day of joint training with SARAID UK, SARDA IN, and Avon Fire & Rescue Service at Capita Fire Service college Training in Moreton-in-Marsh!

Rachel and Blue, Martin and Buddy, Raph, Buzz, Floss, Michael, Bodhi, Trevor, and Meg all took part in this valuable exercise, working together to strengthen teamwork, develop skills, and enhance our operational capabilities.

The exercise provided an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the vital role of USAR search dogs in locating casualties in challenging environments, while strengthening the collaboration between our teams.

A huge thank you to SARAID uk and everyone involved for their commitment, professionalism, and teamwork. Joint training like this is essential in ensuring we continue to work effectively together when it matters most. 👏🐾

23/09/2026

🐾 A huge thank you to CTS Live! 🐾

A massive thank you to the fantastic team at CTS Live for inviting SARDA IN along to their event at the Crowne Plaza Belfast.

It was a brilliant opportunity to meet so many people, chat about the work our volunteer search and rescue dog teams do, and raise awareness of what SARDA IN is all about. 🐕‍🦺🚨

And, of course, Luna absolutely loved meeting everyone! 🐾❤️ She was in her element with all the attention, cuddles and new faces.

Thank you again to everyone at CTS Live for making us feel so welcome and for supporting the work of SARDA IN. We really appreciate it! 🙌

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19/09/2026

☀️ Training Day in the Mourne Mountains 🐾⛰️

What a day for some mountain training! With the sun shining over the Mournes, our SARDA IN teams were out putting both handlers and dogs through their paces.

Days like today are about building skills, confidence and teamwork in challenging terrain, ensuring our teams are ready to respond when they’re needed most.

A great day of training, plenty of hard work, and some fantastic views along the way! 🌄🐕‍🦺

Training today… saving lives tomorrow. ❤️

13/09/2026

A huge thank you to Newcastle RNLI for inviting Search and Rescue Dog Association Ireland North (SARDA IN) to the official naming ceremony for their two new lifeboats! 🚤⚓

​It was an honor to share in such a special celebration of dedication, community, and lifesaving service.

Wishing the crews fair winds and safe passages on every mission ahead!

26/08/2026

🐾 Happy International Dog Day! 🐾

Today we’re celebrating the incredible four-legged heroes who make up SARDA IN. 🐕❤️

From training sessions in all weathers to searching through forests, mountains and everything in between, our search dogs give their all when it matters most.

Behind every wagging tail is a highly trained dog, a dedicated handler and countless hours of hard work, teamwork and training. 🐾

A huge thank you to all our amazing dogs — past, present and future — for everything you do. You truly are good dogs doing an incredible job! 🥰🐕

And, of course, a special thank you to our wonderful volunteer handlers and supporters who make it all possible.

Happy International Dog Day from everyone at SARDA IN! 💙🐾

23/08/2026

🚨 CALL OUT – COOKSTOWN 🚨

At approximately 23:45 last night, SARDA IN was called to assist with a search for a missing male in the Cookstown area.

Our team was preparing to deploy when we were stood down after police located the missing male.

Thankfully, he was located safely and the search operation was brought to a successful conclusion. ❤️

A huge thank you to all those involved in the response, and to our dedicated volunteers who were ready to deploy at short notice.

Another positive outcome — exactly what we hope for with every call-out. 🐾

17/08/2026

Missing Persons Call-Out – Silent Valley

Last night, three of our SARDA IN dog teams were called to assist with the search for four missing men in the Silent Valley area.

Thankfully, as our dog teams arrived on scene, all four men were located safe and well by Mourne Mountain Rescue. ❤️

A fantastic outcome and a great example of multiple volunteer teams working together to help bring a search to a successful conclusion.