Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs

13/10/2026

11/10/2026

Huge congratulations to Search Dog Taz and handler Kev who became operational as a level 3 Search Dog team following success at this weekends Lowland Rescue assessments hosted by Wiltshire Search and Rescue

Taz pictured here with Kev & operational support Pete is a Border Collie who's mum River is also a Search Dog in a neighbouring county. The HSARDOGS team have worked together over hundreds of hours of training in the last 18 months to support Kev & Taz get to this point and we are thankful of the commitment.

Taz will now join the Callout list ready to respond to missing person searches throughout Hampshire and the surrounding counties when required.

09/10/2026

Huge news from HSARDOGS as our two operational Level 3 Search Dogs Maya & Rusty have both been nominated for Burns Bravery Awards. Both dogs have had long and successful careers with the team deploying hundreds of times both in Hampshire and the surrounding counties. Making a difference to many lives.

Follow Burns Pet Nutrition for more details on the nominations for dogs from around the country.

26/09/2026

***CALLOUT-54***
Team deployed by Wiltshire Police control room to search for a High Risk Missing Person with dementia in the area near Salisbury

Additional volunteers responding from:
Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs
Dorset Search and Rescue
Hampshire Search and Rescue


82yo John is around 5ft 9in tall, of medium build, and is believed to be wearing a navy top and navy tracksuit bottoms with a dark blue baseball cap.

John could be in the Downton area of Salisbury and is believed to have become lost while out walking. Anyone with information is asked to call 999 quoting log 87 of today's date (26/09).

13/09/2026

***CALLOUT-53***
Team deployed by Wiltshire Police at 07:00 to search for a high risk missing person in the area

Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs
Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire
Avon & Somerset Search and Rescue
Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue
also responding with specialist resources

***UPDATE***
Missing person located alive

06/09/2026

Michelle's Swiss Alpine Challenge for HSARDogs! 🏔️🐶

Massive congratulations to Michelle (Trainee Dog Handler, Op Support & MOD 2), who has just conquered her first peak in the Swiss Alps. Michelle is currently taking on a gruelling 45km, 3 day hut to hut adventure to raise vital funds for the team.

We are a completely voluntary organisation on call 24/7, 365 days a year. We rely solely on donations and grants to remain operational, so any contribution large or small makes a huge impact.

Your donations directly fund essential training, kit, medical items, vehicles, and welfare for both the amazing dogs and their human handlers.

Donate here: https://tinyurl.com/MichelleSwissAlps

26/08/2026

On International Dog Day we recognise the heart of our team, the dogs. Within our Operational and Trainee Search Dogs we have an array of breeds and characters.

Our primary role is to provide trained Search & Rescue Dogs to assist in vulnerable missing person searches Day and Night. The many hours spent both deployed and training means our handlers grow deep bonds with the dogs.

Give your dogs an extra cuddle today.

Photo - Trainee Search Dog Taz

22/08/2026

Looking for weekend plans? Come and meet the team today at the incredible Sam's Sunflowers Farm. They are generously supporting us by donating the proceeds from their secateurs hire, which is a huge help to our operational work.

Plus, there is so much fun to be had today:
🐶 SAM’S SCRUFTS FUN DOG SHOW 🐶
🎭 SAM’S SONGS FROM THE SHOWS SINGALONG, TONIGHT! 🎭

We can't wait to see you there!

21/07/2026

As a team we fund 100% of our equipment and training with donations and fundraising. This means many hours ontop of training and deployments is spent working behind the scenes to keep ready to respond.

Over the past few years the way we're able to deploy has been grately enhanced with the addition of three vehicles named Petra, Ron & Pippa. (We managed to get two vehicles together for a photo. We don't have enough Collies to herd them all to the same place at once!) These assets have been widely used throughout Hampshire and the surrounding counties supporting incidents over the last few years making a real difference.

We're extremely excited to announce the recent grant of £17,800 from The National Lottery Community Fund from their fund. This makes up a large part of our project to keep our lifesaving wheels turning. Our project was made possible thanks to players. Thank you.

In a climate where it is harder than ever to raise charity money this funding is extremely important to Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs and the wider community.

01/07/2026

June was definitely a hot month for the HSARDogs Team. But it wasn't just the heat. During the month of June we responded to 16 incidents with 8 of those being over the last weekend alone. A busy period that equals our busiest ever back in 2020 during the Covid year. With the high tempretures our dogs to a back seat on some incidents but we deployed in various roles including Search Manager, Licensed Search Technicians, Search Operations, Water Rescue Technician's and as always Search Dog Handlers & Operational Supports.

We responded to incidents to support Wiltshire Search and Rescue Hampshire Search and Rescue Dorset Search and Rescue & Avon & Somerset Search and Rescue

We are a completely voluntary charity who rely on donations and fundraising to cover the costs of training, equipment and vehicles. Unfortunately this busy period has meant we've had to pull out of a number of events that raise essential funds.

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