WELCOME to our site!!! We are a dedicated and diverse group of individuals that are training for various disciplines. Some of us train Search and Rescue, both live find and recovery. And some of us are training to compete in the Sport of Schutzhund. A few of us are training in both areas. We are located on the western side of South Dakota and while a majority of our group lives in or near the Black Hills, we do have members from as far away as Sioux Falls and Minnesota. We look forward to growing and gaining more members as time goes on. South Dakota Search and Rescue Dog Association (SDSARDA) was started in 2005, and has consistently been a small group of handlers dedicated to remaining "Mission" focused. By mission we mean, the saving of human life. While SAR K9's are not a guarantee the individual will be found, they are a definite positive special resource ready to assist when requested by Law Enforcement or Emergency Management. We emphasize that handlers doing SAR be serious and dedicated due to the fact that saving human life is involved. However, that does not mean that we do not have a great time when we are training. We also require that all of our SAR K9 handlers strive towards the goal of becoming Nationally certified (NIMS compliant).   Some former members of SDSARDA have started their own teams of SAR K9 closer to their own areas, and we at SDSARDA think that is GREAT for the state of South Dakota. We believe in working together "so that others may live". Anyone interested in SAR is more than welcome to join us to learn more. Black Hills Working Dog Club (BHWDC) is a recent addition to the area, and we are looking forward to continuing to grow as more people interested in the sport of Schutzhund work find out we are here. Schutzhund, often called the Triathlon of Working Dogs, this sport involves three phases: Obedience, Tracking and Protection. It is an intricate and FUN sport and anyone interested is more than welcome to join us to observe training and see if it is something they would be interested in learning more about. Please venture on into our pages to find out more about us, what we do and meet our K9 crew. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the site. Sincerely; Carol, Sharon, Elizabeth, Sarah, Katja, Kathy, Kara, Chuck, Karla and Tracy

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