Midwest Search Dogs, MSD

09/26/2026

Thank you Sugar Creek Township Fire Department for having us out for another great year. Couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day!

09/25/2026

Tomorrow's the day. Come check it out!

09/19/2026

Mark your calendars for next Saturday, Sept 26 and join us at the Open House!

Check out our new booth, experience search and rescue behind the scenes and journey through a mission from start to finish, and of course meet and greet the K9s behind all the hard work.

We look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.midwestsearchdogs.com/news/networking-opportunities

Come join us for the Sugar Creek Township Fire Prevention and Life Safety Open House!

This is a completely FREE event for our community and there will be something for all ages. Come out, meet your local first responders, learn about fire and life safety, and enjoy a full day of activities, demonstrations, food, and more!

Saturday, September 26
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
3545 S 600 W, New Palestine

A couple demonstrations you won’t want to miss:

🐕 10:30 AM – K9 Demonstration
🔥 11:30 AM – Fire Behavior “Doll House” Demonstration — this isn’t an actual doll house! This demonstration uses a small-scale structure to show how fire and smoke behave inside a building and how different conditions can impact fire growth.

Throughout the event we’ll also have firefighter and law enforcement demonstrations, search dogs, free bike helmets, bounce houses, face painting, snow cones, popcorn, door prizes, health and safety booths, a seat belt convincer, and plenty more.

There is no admission cost — this event is FREE and open to the community. Bring the family and spend the day with us!

We’ll see you September 26!

09/12/2026

Little drizzly but fun day at the Zionsville Fall Festival put on Zionsville Lions Club. Here 'til 6p!

09/11/2026

We are forever grateful to our founding members Tony and Annette Zintsmaster for the high standards established from the beginning that are still practiced and built upon to this day. We will always strive to have the same dedication and quality that agencies and our community should expect and deserve.

Thank you is never enough however we have so much appreciation from the bottom of our hearts. 🐾🇺🇸

In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, search-and-rescue teams faced devastation on a scale few had ever experienced. Working beside the first responders were specially trained disaster dogs whose courage, focus and determination made them an essential part of the rescue and recover...

09/10/2026

11 things, we'll be there!

We may not be doing any demos this year, but join us Saturday as you won't want to miss our new booth experience and yes, the K9s will be there for a meet and greet also!

09/06/2026

We are 1 week out from the Zionsville Fall Festival!

Come join us next Saturday, Sept 12 to meet the K9s and check out our new booth experience with some behind the scenes look into the search and rescue world.

Free admission.
Something for all ages.
NO pets.

More info:
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07/09/2026

Taking advantage of different environments to create challenging training setups are always fun!

06/06/2026

It's also more than being a shiny K9 handler.

Search and Rescue, it's more than just looking in the woods.

05/31/2026

has come to a close after 4 long, productive days.

~60 K9 handlers tackled formidable set ups and scenarios with brave willingness and open minds. The feedback and interactions were once again wonderfully thought provoking and meaningful. Very good questions and follow up as well during the instructor round table before everyone headed home.

After 4 days, the secret at Bill's Bar and neighborhood is finally out! Some very hard lessons were learned while working this scenario. NOT ONE student spoiled the unexpected situation presented to them at this station for those that didn't get to run it until their last station on Saturday. How very awesome and appreciated of you all! They also did very well with going from low diffused odor straight to strong, heavy odor to help solve this case.

During brief downtimes, Chelsea and K9 Mkowa got to train at some of the other instructor's stations. After 4 days, with set ups like these creating complex odor pictures, the problem can still be adjusted and worked to be very productive for a dog in training. They were exactly what his young brain needed to keep making progress in his training! We also couldn't pass up some photo ops on the tank!

To wrap it all up, we got the opportunity to visit The Farm. Sahara, the camel, and her goat friends were a perfect send off!

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