The mission of the Search Dog Foundation is to produce the most highly trained canine disaster search teams in the nation.  The job of these teams is to find people buried alive in the wreckage of natural disasters and terrorist attacks. 

To create these teams, SDF recruits rescued dogs from shelters and breed rescue groups, gives them professional training, and partners them with firefighters and other first responders at no cost to their departments.  We ensure lifetime care for every dog in our program: once rescued, these dogs will never need to be rescued again.

SDF receives no government funding, and relies on our supporters throughout the country to provide these services. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, tax ID number 77-0412509. 

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