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Virginia Search and Rescue Dog Association Founded in 1977, the Virginia Search and Rescue Dog Association (VSRDA) is the Southeast's oldest air scenting wilderness search dog unit.

VSRDA is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at no charge to the requesting agency. Information about our dogs and related activities will be posted here.

Giving Back to the Wild Places We ServeAs a wilderness SAR team, we spend a lot of time in the outdoors, and we believe ...
10/05/2026

Giving Back to the Wild Places We Serve

As a wilderness SAR team, we spend a lot of time in the outdoors, and we believe in being good stewards of the land we work in.

So on Saturday, our K9s got the day off while their handlers traded search harnesses for trash bags for a different kind of public service. In the pouring rain, we launched our boat to pick up trash along the shores of the Occoquan Reservoir in support of Friends of the Occoquan. We hauled out everything from tires to bottles to plastic chairs, and SO. MUCH. STYROFOAM.

A quick ask: Whenever you're out enjoying the outdoors, please practice Leave No Trace. Pack out what you pack in, secure your gear so nothing blows or washes away, and leave places better than you found them. Litter is a danger to wildlife and takes away from the natural beauty we all enjoy.

Want to help? The next FOTO cleanup day is April 3rd, 2027! Check out their page and website for details.

Congratulations Aaron and K9 Raine for breezing through their 40 acre night eval. Strong work trusting the process and s...
08/25/2026

Congratulations Aaron and K9 Raine for breezing through their 40 acre night eval. Strong work trusting the process and sticking with it. One state test down, one to go!

It is our greatest pleasure to welcome Scott and K9 Echo (Wh***ey) into operational, field deployable status after rocki...
08/02/2026

It is our greatest pleasure to welcome Scott and K9 Echo (Wh***ey) into operational, field deployable status after rocking out their 160 Acre State Eval yesterday! K9 Echo Scott and K9 Echo have worked admirably to achieve excellence as a team, overcoming every obstacle. We look forward to seeing them grow and succeed.

See you in the field!

Congrats to Natalie and K9 Ollie (Mid-Minnesota K9) and Sally and K9 Fenn (VSRDA)! All evaluees are 15 lbs lighter but h...
07/05/2026

Congrats to Natalie and K9 Ollie (Mid-Minnesota K9) and Sally and K9 Fenn (VSRDA)! All evaluees are 15 lbs lighter but have land HRD certs!!!

Next up, congrats to Roy and K9 Reagan for passing their land HRD recertification.
07/05/2026

Next up, congrats to Roy and K9 Reagan for passing their land HRD recertification.

The week of testing craziness continues! Congrats to Mike and K9 Val! In 93F weather they panted and sweated their way t...
07/05/2026

The week of testing craziness continues! Congrats to Mike and K9 Val! In 93F weather they panted and sweated their way through their HRD recert. Strong work!

Way to go, Scott and K9 Echo (Wh***ey), for rocking out their Night Eval in the wee small hours of the morning. One stat...
07/02/2026

Way to go, Scott and K9 Echo (Wh***ey), for rocking out their Night Eval in the wee small hours of the morning. One state test down, one to go!

Congratulations to Natalie & K9 Evie (Mid-Minnesota K9), and Sally & K9 Ginja (VSRDA) for sailing through their Open Wat...
07/01/2026

Congratulations to Natalie & K9 Evie (Mid-Minnesota K9), and Sally & K9 Ginja (VSRDA) for sailing through their Open Water and Shoreline HRD evals!

Strong work Aaron and K9 Raine for passing their Dense Brush Assessment and Written Operational Handler Test. Next stop,...
06/26/2026

Strong work Aaron and K9 Raine for passing their Dense Brush Assessment and Written Operational Handler Test. Next stop, operational state testing!

Congratulations to Sally, K9 Fenn & K9 Ginja, Mike & K9 Val, and Rich & K9 Moose for passing their BOA recertifications!
06/26/2026

Congratulations to Sally, K9 Fenn & K9 Ginja, Mike & K9 Val, and Rich & K9 Moose for passing their BOA recertifications!

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