BSARD News
From tomorrow the rules on social gatherings are changing and it will become against the law to meet people you do not live with in groups larger than 6. There are, of course, exceptions and, as a charity and group of volunteers, our team members fall under that catagory. All our members give up their time free of charge. This includes responding when the police call us to assist in searching for a missing vulnerable person, as well as training both members and their dogs. A qualified dog can take 2 years to train and those skills must be practised regularly to keep our dogs ready and able to respond when required. During COVID lockdown, it has been imperative to keep our members skills current and up to date. We found new and different ways of doing this and as restrictions lifted, we were able to get back to some 'normal' training. We have researched the new regulations coming in, and are pleased to see that we can continue our training. If you see the team out and about, please rest assured we have strict COVID19 policies and risk assessments in place, and are maintaining social distances at all times. Please do feel free to chat to us and we will happily tell you more about our work.
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Sadly too many lives are lost and suicide ideation is a significant number of callouts for us. Suicide is a problem that affects all age groups, genders and social strata, and it sometimes seems utterly inescapable. Today raises awareness about this tragic issue and works to prevent it through education and support of those who struggle with suicide ideation every day. Interrupting someone’s thoughts can and does save lives! Please watch the short film below
If you or anyone needs help, please call the Samaritans on 116 123
youtu.be/b4oQdeBJgRI
#samaritans #suicide #suicideprevention #alwaysoncall #savinglives
Happy #internationaldogday! Here are a few of our dogs living their best life and well, being dogs! We love them all 🥰🥰
The team were called.out at 0220 to assist our colleagues at Surrey Search & Rescue for a missing vulnerable person in the Camberley area.
Stay safe
Fantastic advice here from our colleagues at Search Dogs Buckinghamshire...please don't walk your dogs in the heat.
Leading the way for Lowland Rescue we are so pleased to announce that Jann and search dog Gus have just requalified as a Level 3 search team. All our search dogs and handlers have to requalify every 2 years to maintain their operational status. During lockdown, training has been difficult and strict COVID-19 protocols have had to be followed. All assessments have had to be postponed, but now restrictions have lifted, we are able to run some essential assessments. Jann and Gus are the first to complete their assessment following all protocols and with a successful outcome. Congratulations to them both.
Woohoo well done Gus my favourite boy(dont tell Finn) and well done Jann
Go guys! Congratulations 🥳 from all of us hear x
Well done Jann and Gus!
Fantastic news - well done and well-deserved success. xx
Big welldone team! Love Search dog Spice 🐾
Soooo proud of Jann and Gus, a Fletch /Kae baby 😍
BZ Gus......and Jann of course. Woofs and bum wiggles from Search Dog Oppo.
Well done Jann and Gus xx
Well done Jann and Gus x
Excellent, well done
Well done Jan & Gus! X
Congratulations!😊
Well done
Good job!
Well Dane Jann and Gus u deserved it
Congratulations Jann and Gus 😁
Congratulations Jann and Gus
At a recent training evening, Handler Mark and retired Search Dog Pepsi were awarded a special patch given by the team as a recognition of service. Here they are being presented with the patch by Chairman Jon.
Congratulations on your retirement Pepsi, your dad has no chance of retirement yet though x
Congratulations Mark and Pepsi xxx
Nice one mark ..👍
Congratulations to Anabelle and Cassine who passed their Level 2 day mock today. Now they will go ahead to complete a night mock, before heading to National Assessments to qualify as an operational team.
Yay! Congratulations you two. Look at that smile!! Yours is alright too Anabelle 😁 best of luck both for the Nationals xx
Well done very proud of you both xx
Well done. Good luck with the night mock
Well done to you both, hard work paid off x
Congratulations 🥳
Well done! x
well done A
Congratulations Anabelle & Cassine! X
Well done . One of the dogs I managed to photo a long time ago congratulations both
Well done, good luck with the night mock
Did you hear our colleague Malcolm from Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue - BLSAR on the radio today? He was talking about the work our teams do, alongside the unfortunate rescue of Handler Sara on a recent callout.
Every time the teams deploy there is an element of risk involved. We are very lucky to have such loyal and committed volunteers that are willing to put themselves on the line, for the sake of others. We are pleased to say Sara is making a good recovery at home and being looked after extremely well by her partner, who is also a search and rescue volunteer.
Skip forward to 1 hour 9 minutes to hear the story. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08kd0lt
CALLOUT to assist our colleagues at Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue.
Stay safe x
The Team has been called out to assist our colleagues in Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue - BLSAR
Stay safe
Clever Hush and handler Lou passed their stage 3 evaluation yesterday. Every dog and handler has to go through a series of evaluations before heading to national assessments to make sure they are progressing. Well done Hush!
Well done Lush (and Lou), woofs and bum wiggles from Search Dog Oppo.
Congratulations, you clever boy. 😍
Well done guys
Well done 🥳
The team have been called out this afternoon to assist our colleagues at Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue - BLSAR. This is the 4th callout this week.
The team has had a busy day today with 2 callouts. One to support our colleagues at Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue - BLSAR in the Slough area and another to support Surrey Search & Rescue. Im pleased to say both mispers have been located and the team stood down.
Recently, 3 of our members have had drawings done of their dogs by the fabulous That Arty Girl. We are all completely blown away by her incredible talent and the detail in these drawings of Bella and Paddy, Jasper and Ozzy and Scout. Hop on over to her page and take a look at some of her other work. You wont be disappointed!