4 CALLOUTS to date in 2012
(76 Callouts in 2011)
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LATEST NEWS
ANNUAL 9 STANDARDS RUN RAISES MONEY FOR LDMRSDA
Kirkby Stephen Sports and Social club held their annual 9 Standards Fell Run in order to raise money for local charities - the receipients of the money were The Great North Air Ambulance, Kirkby Stephen MRT and ourselves. Handler Kaz Frith and searchdog Dottie attended a presentation evening at Kirkby Stephen MRT and received the cheque for £200. Many thanks to all who entered
TRAINEE BUTE AND HANDLER CHRISTYNE JUDGE MAKE THE GRADE
At the January Landgale Training weekend, handler Christyne Judge and her trainee Bute passed the final assessment and were awarded the coveted green tag and placed on the Callout List. Bute, a lively (amlomst 3yr old) short haired collie is Christyne's second graded searchdog and will be working alongside their colleagues on the Coniston Team. Many congratulations!
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Events & Training
2011
10-11 DEC Training Buttermere
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Podgy Paws of Keswick and Hurtta Dogwear - we are indebted to Peter Harper of Podgy Paws and Hurtta Dogwear for discounting winter overalls and jackets for our dogs
North Lakes Accommodation Providers - NLAP is the leading association in the North Lakes representing the needs of the serviced accommodation industry and exists to provide support and advice to its members, by way of information about topical issues and opportunities to meet with others in the business - click here
'Stayin The Lake District' offer a great choice of self catering accommodation including over 200 Lake District Cottages in and around Cumbria.
Sallys Cottages - Offers Lake District cottages and a great choice of self catering accommodation throughout Cumbria - and pet friendly too - for more information click here
Langdale Charity Folk Festival - who organise a bi-annual music festival which raises funds for local charities - For more information click here
Satmap Systems Ltd - have provided a free SatMap Active 10 GPS system for use by SARDA Lakes
Burns Pet Nutrition - providing free food to all graded searchdogs
Buffwear - Trendy outdoor headgear
PuppyDog Hotel - Just a great place to stay for those who love their canine friends!! The dogs love it! Take a look HERE
WHO ARE WE?
All Lake District mountain rescue search dog handlers are operational members of mountain rescue teams within the Lake District - all must already be competent in first aid and survival in a mountainous environment. They choose to train a searchdog to assist the MR Teams.
LDMRSDA is proud to have one of the toughest training and assessment regimes - each handler and dog must undertake a minimum of 14 assessments (Lasting 1-4 Hrs) in mountaineous terrain and in all weathers including night time searches and severe winter conditions....only then do we consider that they are competent to be deployed on callouts ... after all, they may be deployed in hazardous terrain in all weathers.
LATEST DOG LOCATE
20th Oct 2011
A man was reported overdue after a planned walk to Green/Great Gable. Cockermouth and Keswick teams as well as dogs were searching for him. Search dog Ginny (Mik Guy) picked up a scent near the Loft Beck area and followed this for a considerable distance, when they began to hear shouts and whistles as they approached. Cockermouth Team members were then 'directed' by the handler onto the missing persons location.
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