Who We Are and What We Do
When people think of Search Dogs they think of an injured climber on a remote mountain or some lost hikers in a desolate area of the Yorkshire moors. But what of the Alzheimer’s sufferer who has walked out of their home into the countryside, or the despondent who disappears somewhere on the South Downs?
LS Dogs (SX) was formed in March 2003 to support the Police in the Search and location of missing, vulnerable people throughout both East and West Sussex, 24 hours a day.
All our dogs begin life as pets, and have then gone on to becoming operational Search and Rescue dogs. It takes approximately 18 months to train a dog to become an operational Lowland Search and Rescue Dog.
The public and our sponsors play a big part in our success, without them we could not continue to do our work. Everybody in the team has had a role to play in its growth. The time and effort put in to making this team a success from everybody has made an impact. Part of that time and effort is represented in this website. We hope you find it interesting and informative. Most importantly, Thank you for your interest in what we do.