Nancy May and her cattle dogs, Razzle and Quest, have retired from SARDOC. Nancy and her longtime partner, Shalla, joined SARDOC in April of 1998. They responded to many missions with Grand County SAR, in Utah, and other agencies in several states. Nancy went on to train and certify Quest in Trailing, and later, Razzle in Water Search.
Many thanks to Nancy and her dogs for their service to SARDOC, SAR, and people who needed to be found.
SARDOC has changed to a new mailing address for 2022 (effective immediately)! If you would like to send a donation or a written communication, please address these to:
Search and Rescue Dogs of Colorado
P.O. Box 903
Englewood, Colorado 80151
Thank you!!
Many thanks to Master Planner Gregory Howell and owner Ryan Williams for inviting SARDOC handlers to host their Statewide weekend at Watertower Place in Pueblo! This huge facility was built in 1916 and is currently being renovated as a huge shopping and apartment complex. It was a wonderful learning opportunity for dogs and handlers. Thanks to Southern Director Ina Bernard for all her work in setting it up!
Congratulations to team Ronin for passing their Human Remains and Wilderness Air Scent Certification Tests! Kate Fernhoff and Ronin are now qualified to represent SARDOC throughout Colorado and beyond on HRD and Wilderness searches.
Kate and Ronin field with Park County Search and Rescue.
SARDOC has sadly lost a great trailing dog. Rigby’s Canyon Quest died early in October after a battle with cancer.
Quest was the successful and devoted partner to Nancy May and they fielded with Grand County SAR in Utah. Please see her page under “Past Heroes” for more on her life and career.
SARDOC is proud to announce that Ronnie Guenther & her beautiful Shepherd, Hamish, have just completed their final certification test as an airscent team! Ronnie and Hamish have worked very hard and will be a huge asset in the field.
Ronnie and Hamish field with Larimer County SAR.
“Avalanche rescue dogs are as much a part of a rescue team or ski patrol as their human handlers. The American Avalanche Association now has a list to recognize those dogs that have passed on after their career and to recognize the time and efforts of their human handlers to train these dogs.” (Halsted Morris) This list has been posted on the A3 website. More will be added to honor these great teams: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/avalanche…
SARDOC is proud to announce that team Jay Rigdon and Sprite have completed full certification as a Human Remains Detection Team.
Jay and Sprite field with West Elk Mountain Rescue.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Ted Katauskas and K9 Stryker who have passed their T3 Progression Test. The T3 is the first of many tests that must be taken to move forward towards certification. It is a 1/2 mile, discrimination trailing test. Strong team!
This past weekend of August 28th-29th, SARDOC hosted a multi-agency training on a private ranch near Bailey, CO. Participating agencies included Arapahoe Rescue Patrol, Flight for Life, Civil Air Patrol, Park County SAR, Chaffee County SAR, and Teller County SAR. Thanks to everyone for a great training!
Law Enforcement and SAR Agencies requesting resources:
970-293-8059
For Non-Emergencies, click here.
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Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
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