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Search and Rescue Dogs of Maryland

SARDOM is an all-volunteer, non-profit search and rescue unit utilizing air-scenting dogs. SARDOM provides its services at no cost to the requesting age

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to law enforcement, fire/rescue units, or any official agency. Highly skilled K9 Teams (handlers and dogs) with hundreds of hours of training in multiple disciplines, including:
search strategy
wilderness search and rescue
water recovery
human remains detection / evidence searches
disaster / collapsed structure searches
obedience and agility. K-9 Handlers tr

ained in CPR/AED/First Aid, wilderness survival and navigation, radio communications, GPS, search strategy and tactics, lost person behavior and terrain analysis. Base camp and support personnel trained in CPR/AED/First Aid, radio communications, GPS, search management, search strategy and tactics, interview techniques, lost person behavior, and map and compass. A self-contained base camp unit with communications systems and map files for all local counties.

08/15/2026

Congratulations to K9 Nero and handler Theresa for passing the Canine Good Citizenship test (CGC). This moves them one step closer to completing their National Search Dog Alliance (NSDA) Water HRD certification .

Thank you to the staff at Leash Free Living for administering the test. K9 Nero had a good time checking out the facility and meeting the very sweet and handsome Goblin who also helped out with the test.
Great job Nero! ❤️🎉

08/07/2026

Exciting news from SARDOM! 🚨 We're beyond thrilled to introduce our brand-new, red Whaley Boat, a total game-changer for our dedicated volunteer team! 🚣‍♂️ This custom-designed boat allows our highly trained K9 teams to rapidly access hard-to-reach shorelines, marshlands, and open water, supporting local law enforcement and fire departments in critical missing person cases at zero cost, enabling them to respond quickly and effectively in emergency situations. 💯 With this new asset, we'll be able to expand our search capabilities, cover more ground, and ultimately bring hope to families searching for their loved ones.

To support our mission and help us continue to make a difference in our community, check out our new DONATE button on our website www.sardom.org, where you can contribute to our cause and help us keep our services free of charge for those who need them most. 💸 Your generosity will go directly towards fueling our operations, maintaining our equipment, and providing the necessary resources for our teams to perform their lifesaving work. Thank you for your support! ❤️

Our team has already been hard at work doing water training with the new boat. Check out a few pictures of some or K9’s and see if you can find the one who’s not quite like the rest! 😉

07/28/2026

Please help us in congratulating SARDOM's K9 Handler Kellee Milheim and K9 Corr on their very successful Monday! Their hard work and training showed as they successfully passed not one, not two, but three tests! 🎉🎉🎉. K9 Corr passed his Canine Good Citizenship Test, and then this team went on to pass the National Search Dog Alliance (NSDA) Open Water and Shoreline certifications!

SARDOM would like to thank Jen Donaldson of Southern Maryland K9 Search and Recovery (SMK9) for coming out to give the Good Citizenship Test and her team mate Walker Borgmann for driving the boat during the water testing. We'd also like to thank NSDA evaluators Heather Roche of Bay Area Recovery Canines (BARC) and Dr. Kathy Adamle from Ohio for taking the time to come out for the Open Water and Shoreline tests.

Stay tuned for some up and coming posts as SARDOM reaches a milestone of 35 years of dedicated service. We have some news to share and some fun posts coming to help celebrate this big Anniversary! 🐾

07/06/2026

Woohoo🎉🎉
Husband and wife team Kent and Carrie join Dylan as SARDOM’s operational flankers! Keep an eye out for Carrie and K9 Nokey and Joe and K9 Dobby as they both approach their final evaluations to become operational live-find area search dog teams.

06/01/2026

Congratulations to SARDOM’s newest operational flanker, Dylan. Well done! We look forward to having him keep our dog handlers in line.😉

04/22/2026

Let’s talk about K9 Nokey and her handler, Carrie. As we’ve gotten to know these two over the last 18 months, it has become increasingly apparent that they are not your average volunteer search team members. Rather, they are both focused and self-motivated–driven, in fact—to master all the skills required of our search teams. Nokey told us early on this work was her jam. As typically happens, her handler was playing catch-up from the start. Carrie’s determination in the face of obstacles, challenges, setbacks, and just plain, consistent hard work has been noteworthy. Over the past couple of months, the pair completed their trail and light brush internal assessments, leaving only a few evaluations left to become operational. In addition, Carrie recently completed both her NASAR SarTech2 as well as Maryland Search Team member cerntifications. It is so rewarding for all of us on SARDOM to witness this team develop into an exceptional live-find search and rescue K9 and handler. Bravo!

Address

14605 Elm Street; P. O. Box 2595
Upper Marlboro, MD
20772

Website

http://www.sardom.org/

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