National Search and Rescue Dog Association-Nsarda Suffolk

As we come to the end of this year and look to the new, we wish to thank all of our supporters, volunteers and their families. We couldn’t do what we do with out your support, we are 100% funded by donations and grants.

We think also of the many people across the country who are currently waiting for news of a missing person or are sadly coming to terms with the loss of a loved one.

However you plan to celebrate this New Year, our message is simple - Stay safe and look after each other.

Happy New Year from all at SuLSAR.

As 2022 draws to a close we look back at this year in the photos that we have taken. Hours and hours of training, attending shows to raise awareness of our work with our dogs and ongoing work and support with Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue as Search Technicians and Team Leaders on call 24/7 365 to go looking for vulnerable missing persons.
We would like to say a big thank you to all the dog’s bodies who hide for our dogs to find, to the dog supports for keeping the handlers on track and all of our families who see us disappear for hours on end most weekends. And all the other teams in the NSARDA Family.
To each and everyone best wishes for 2023….. bring it on! 🐾🐾🐾🐾

The team wishes all of our supporters a Merry Christmas! We wouldn’t be able to do the work that we do without your support. The charity relies 100% on donations and grants to be able to respond 24/7, 365 days a year.
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Today SULSAR Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue and NSARDA Suffolk said goodbye to John Pratt, one of SULSAR’s original members. He will be sorely missed and our thoughts are with John’s family.

Santa will be starting his rounds early tonight at 16:00 in the college road area of Mildenhall. Make sure to listen and look out for the sleigh!

You can track his progress here once he begins: www.sulsar.org.uk/hohoho
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Tonight, Santa starts day 1 of his 2 part visit to the Red Lodge area. Make sure to listen and look out for him from 5:30 onwards. Also make sure to tag us in your photos and use the

You can track his progress here: www.sulsar.org.uk/hohoho
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One more sleep to go until Santa starts his rounds in our new sleigh!

Are you in the area? See a full list of places the sleigh will be visiting over the next two weeks in the photo below!
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HoHoHo, the team will be bringing the sleigh back and even better than before over this Christmas period. The dates of where the sleigh will be are in the photo below so you can make sure you don’t miss Santa and his elves.
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We thought we would take minute and tell you a bit about Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue’s dog section. Nsarda Suffolk have qualified scent specific trailing dog and open area dogs we also have a number of other dogs in training to either be qualified as trailing or open area search dogs. As we are part of Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue (Sulsar) this means all are dog handlers, dog supports and bodies are all qualified search technicians and we also have members of the dog team qualified as team leaders, search operations and some also trained in Water Rescue, kayaks, bikes, drone observers and a lot more. This means we are all trained to a high standard and if there isn’t any need for a search dog, members can be deployed elsewhere. Please visit are team website page more info about us and Sulsar please visit www.sulsar.org.uk or visit https://www.facebook.com/sulsar/

The trainee dogs were out in the woods today. Our dogs have to work in a variety of environments, staying focused on their job of finding missing people. That means no chasing squirrels for Rosie, Idris and Huwal!

⚠️ TRAINING IN PROGRESS ⚠️

This evening the team will be conducting essential night training around the West Stow area. Please don’t be alarmed if you see our vehicles or team members around the area.
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If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise, but you won’t see any bears, just trainee search dog Huwal training in the glorious autumn sunshine. Once qualified he will be on call 24/7 365 days a year.

Thank you for your long and faithful service, your Majesty. Rest in Peace.

Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second.

This year, the team was privileged in being awarded the Queens Award for Voluntary Service in the Platinum Jubilee year.

Suffolk Lowland Search & Rescue would like to take this opportunity to thank Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second for her service to our Country. Her family are in our thoughts at this time.

Happy International Dog Day 🐾

We had a brilliant day training yesterday, plenty of shady spots found for the dogs and our wonderful dogsbodies who hide for us in all weather!!
It’s super important for us to find the balance between working our dogs in all weathers for their training but keeping them safe at the same time!
Our handlers carry loads of water and soak the dogs before and after working and search areas are kept small.

If you’re heading to the coast to escape the heat or give the kids a day on the beach remember a few tips to help keep your 4 legged friends safe.

Yesterday saw 3 trainee dog handlers travel to Kent to train with Kent Search & Rescue Dogs - Nsarda Kent.
Our qualified dogs are on call 24/7 so it’s really important to find a balance between working our dogs in all weathers but keeping them safe at the same time. The woods in Kent have plenty of shade for our dogs to work in and the handlers always carry lots of water.
It’s great to share training ideas.

A few images of our trainee and qualified dogs out working today on a regular training session.
We were lucky enough to be allowed to test out this new training site. It proved to be quite challenging.

It was such a great day yesterday at Suffolk Dog Day. Thank you so much for having us!

We are already looking forward to coming back next year for more waggy tails and tennis balls!

Did you or your dog meet us yesterday? Tag us in your pictures!

Today is the day! We are here at Suffolk Dog Day at Helmingham Hall.

Our integrated dog team National Search and Rescue Dog Association-Nsarda Suffolk are very much looking forward to meeting lots of our supporters today.

Come down, say hello & learn lots about how we search with our K9 assets.

A big thank you to Costa Coffee Drive Thru - Stowmarket for allowing Scent Specific Air Scenting Trainee Search Dog Idris to train at your branch this afternoon.

Come and see us at Suffolk Dog Day meet the team and members of Suffolk Lowland Search & Rescue
Visit our stand and have a chat, we’d love to see you there.

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It’s getting hotter - and extremely hot next week - please take care of your dog , and here’s some advice from RSPCA

There’s talk of tar melting next week, so please watch the advice on walking

Stay safe out there today.

Please remember to look out for your dogs during this hot weather. We will share some of the ways our dogs keep cool during this week

This grass seed was recently removed from trainee search dog Idris’ ear during an emergency trip to the vets. From now until September grass seeds pose a real health issue for longer or fluffy coated dogs.
If you notice ear irritation, foot licking or lameness in your dog seek professional advice, the sooner these little blighters are removed the better.

WOW! CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

60 miles, 24hours & lots of achy legs.

We will share lots of content in the days to come.

Thank you so much for your support!

It’s happening!!! We are so excited.
The event starts at 11:00hrs at Ness Point, Lowestoft.

Come on down and support the team if you are local - if not, don’t worry! You will be able to track the stretcher as it moves, the link will be shared here shortly!

If you see us out and about, snap a picture and share it on 👍 📸

A few more images from a massive thanks to Debbie for these fantastic photos.
Hope to see you all again next year.

Today will be the hottest day of the year so far. It is important to remember to look after our dogs during these hot days.

The team had a fantastic day today and we now have some very tired dogs. We will post some videos over the next few days of our mascot Hunter taking part in some activities.

We’ve had a great day at , huge thanks to the team there from Wangford Veterinary Clinic and to Deans Beans for keeping us fuelled, and The Lowestoft Dog Agility Display Team for letting Hunter try the agility course 👌