Canine Replacement Program
The Search Dog Foundation believes that they can help every dog that enters theiur program be successful in whatever type of life they choose — from disaster search to single-purpose detection to an active sport home. And they believe each dog will follow their nose and show them the path they want to take.
Whether deemed unadoptable or too much to handle, many of the dogs that SDF recruits have been let down by humans and left with nothing but uncertainty about the future. However, they will never give up on them, and will never allow them to reenter the shelter system. They we will never stop loving and caring for them.
But they can’t do it alone — they need your help to ensure every dog they take in is successful.
Their placement program is unique in looking for the right fit for every dog with individuals, families, and programs that align with SDF’s values and will join them in our promise to these amazing canines to:
- Maintain communication and provide updates on adopted dogs, sharing their milestones and achievements with the SDF family
- Commit to ensuring an active, enriching life for each dog, not just through work, but also through play and partnership
- Love each dog as they need to be loved by honoring the human-canine bond, taking the dog’s needs into balanced account with ours
Are you ready to commit to bonding with a highly-driven, active dog that will challenge you in many ways and reward you in so many more?
If so, then please click here to read the details of our placement program and meet our available dogs.
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Donate now!www.SearchDogFoundation.org
(888) 4K9-HERO
(805) 646-1015
Executive Director: Rhett Mauck
Mission
Our mission is to strengthen disaster response in America by rescuing and recruiting dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters.
Begin to Build a Relationship
We know you care about where your money goes and how it is used. Connect with this organization’s leadership in order to begin to build this important relationship. Your email will be sent directly to this organization’s Director of Development and/or Executive Director.
The Search Dog Foundation has consistently provided highly trained canine disaster search teams in support of the Bay Area and our operations with the San Francisco Fire Department and California Task Force 3. These canines serve as an indispensable resource in our urban search and rescue efforts. Whether deployed in response to earthquakes, hurricanes, mudslides, or missing persons incidents, their capabilities significantly enhance the effectiveness of our missions. We are sincerely grateful to the Search Dog Foundation for supplying these exceptional teams at no cost, thereby strengthening our readiness and ensuring we remain fully equipped to serve the community whenever the need arises.
Sponsor the Canine Heroes
The frequency and strength of recent disasters are stark reminders that they can strike at the heart of any community. In the search for victims, a search dog’s remarkable nose and hard-earned skills mean the difference between days versus minutes, lost versus found, uncertainty versus hope. The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) works diligently to ensure canine search teams across America can deploy at a moment’s notice when needed, which includes preparing the next generation of canine heroes.
From the day they arrive on campus to the day they are paired with first responders, SDF spends approximately $75,000 to train a search dog over 10 to 12 months.
SDF is raising $975,000 to train the next search dog graduates. Donors at $20,000 and above can become sponsors of a search dog in training, receiving updates on their progress and milestones throughout their career. Sponsor one or even a pack of canine heroes to be Part of the Search!
Board of Directors
George Leis, Chair, Executive Vice President & Market President, CalPrivate Bank
Richard Butt, Vice-Chair, Retired EVP, Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R
Deborah Whiteley, Secretary, Communications Consultant
Christine DeVries, Treasurer, Retired Financial Services Executive
Elena Brokaw, The Barbara Barnard Smith Executive Director, Museum of Ventura County
Michael Cesare, Management Consultant, KPMG US LLP
Robert Harris, Deputy Fire Chief, Los Angeles County Fire Department
Sydne Levy, Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Andrew MacCalla, Co-Founder and CEO, Collective Energy
Rhett Mauck, CEO, National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Crystal Wyatt, Leadership in Board Governance and Creative & Sustainable Philanthropy