The mission of K9 SAR Inc. is to provide and promote search and rescue dogs and handlers as a local resource to the Tasmania Police, Victorian Police, local SES and the community to assist in the event of an emergency, and to advocate public safety. Dog teams are trained in the following disciplines and are on call 24/7 to help those in need:
 
Search Disciplines:

  1. Area Search

  2. Land Cadaver

Our teams can help locate:

  1. Missing persons in wilderness and urban settings

  2. Alzheimer patient who has wandered away

  3. A missing child

  4. An overdue hiker

  5. Drowning victims

  6. Victims of fire or natural disasters

  7. Victims of an avalanche

  8. Location of deceased victims in urban and wilderness environments

 
The K9 SAR Inc Team Objectives are to:

  1. Develop and train professional canine handlers trained in multiple search disciplines.

  2. Develop Dog Teams who meet and exceed local and national certification standards

  3. Develop and present training programs in specialty search areas

  4. Train all handlers in search procedures