About us

Hampshire Search & Rescue Dogs is a voluntary organisation providing nationally qualified search dog teams to support the emergency services when looking for vulnerable, missing people in Hampshire

Our team of volunteers are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in all weather conditions.

Meet the team & find out what we do

Who do we search for?

We search for high risk, vulnerable missing persons including children, people living with dementia and those with mental health complexities.

Our Mission

To protect and preserve good health and life by the provision of volunteer search and rescue dogs to assist in the search of missing persons.

Latest news

photo of Retired Search Dog Zak

PDSA Order of Merit to be awarded to outstanding Search and Rescue Dog Zak

Retired Hampshire Search and Rescue Search Dog Zak has been honoured by vet charity PDSA for...

Search Dog Maya and handler Conor

Search Dog Maya and handler Conor begin their operational career

Congratulations to Search Dog Maya and handler Conor for passing their Level 2 Search Dog...

Hampshire Search & Rescue Dogs responds to 89 incidents in 2021

Our dedicated team of amazing volunteers responded to 89 incidents in 2021. This report shows...