Southwest Rescue Dogs, Inc.

04/01/2026

Registration opens tomorrow! 🐾👁️

ACVO-SAVES: The ACVO®/Epicur Service Animal Volunteer Eye Screening (ACVO-SAVES) registration officially opens April 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM Mountain Time.

If you have a Service or Working Animal, now is the time to:
✔️ Check eligibility
✔️ View participating cities
✔️ Plan to register early

Participating locations are limited and based on clinics that choose to volunteer each year. Appointment availability will vary by clinic and may fill quickly.

🔗 Get started at: https://ACVO-SAVES.org/

Exams will take place throughout May.

Don’t miss your opportunity—be ready to register when it opens!

02/05/2026

03/21/2025

02/05/2024

Huge thank you to Neil Day

“Another Fun and busy trailing seminar done and dusted. It was a pleasure to work with K9 teams from Cochise County Sheriff's Office Search & Rescue and Southwest Rescue Dogs out of Pima County 🐕‍🦺🐕🐾 Arizona.

They put in a lot of effort and work to make it a rewarding and fun seminar. 70F was nice as well 🥵. Can not wait for next March.”

10/08/2023

https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/help-from-dogs-local-nonprofit-aids-in-search-and-rescue-efforts

Thanks Mike/Dexter, Bob, and Jamie/Doc! Nice feature!

Southwest Rescue Dogs is a nonprofit organization that trains dogs and aids the Pima County Sheriff's Department in search and rescue efforts

07/16/2023

Science.

Interessanter Artikel über eine Studie der Universität Oslo über die Fähigkeit der Hunde, die Richtung einer Spur zu bestimmen.
Getestet wurde mit Tracking-Dogs, also Fährtenhunden, die mit tiefer Nase suchen auf Gras und Asphalt.
Aber das Ergebnis spricht für sich.
Nach nur rund vier Metern (2-5 Schritte) auf der Fährte konnten sie die Richtung klar definieren.
Wenn man überlegt, wie gering der Altersunterschied des "Geruchs" auf diesen wenigen Metern ist, kann man sich vielleicht ungefähr vorstellen, wie gigantisch die Nasenleistung unserer Vierbeiner ist....

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/180/1/247/6534/Behaviour-of-Dogs-During-Olfactory-Tracking

01/16/2023

Amazing working weekend with AZ K9 handlers!! Thank you Neil Day for instructing air scent! Thank you AZ Handlers for setting up problems for each other.

07/28/2022