Photo Gallery

This page is regularly updated. We hope you enjoy some of the new photos we have included. All photographs are property of SARDA Isle of Man (unless otherwise stated).

NOTE: If you wish to use a photo, please ask permission first. We have recently had several of our photos lifted from our site and used on another website without permission.

Please email us at sardaiom@manx.net if you want to use one of our photos. We're very unlikely to say no, but out of courtesy we'd like to be asked first.

Ballacottier School Faire

Whenever possible we try to attend events to raise awareness of the work we do. Ballacottier School kindly invited us to put on a display of the dogs abilities.

BPMRT Annual Exercise

We were recently invited to take part in the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team annual exercise. This involved 74 rescuers from 3 MRTs and 5 dogs, 4 from SARDA England and 1 from SARDA Isle of Man (Lola).

We were made to feel very welcome and had a great day out in the Trough of Bowland. We would like to thank all in BPMRT.

Lola and Matt's search area was extremely difficult under foot, with deep heather, peat bogs and sink holes making progress slow. Lola was often buried by the heather. Look closely you can see the tip of her tail in this picture

Half an hour later and Lola has found the casualty. Rob from BPMRT, who was navigating for Matt, takes on the role of medic.

Waiting for a team to arrive to evacuate the casualty

A fence is just one of many obstacles the team must negotiate.

As part of a recent visit to SARDA Wales we took part in a day of urban and building search training at RAF Valley. We hope you enjoy the photos.

A Sea King from C Flight 22 Squadron.

Lola being rewarded by a body

Trailing Dog Rolf and Handler Gwen

Lola strikes the scent of a body in the building. Her body language is quite distinctive.

Matt rewards Lola for finding the body

Lola starts her search

Barking at Dave, before going back again to tell Matt

Lola gets her favourite game. Tug of War!

SARDA IOM and LSDogs Southern joint training weekend Oct' 06

Matt discusses searching North Barrule, with members of LSDogs Southern.

Dogsbodies, making their way into the steep North Barrule area

Watching as the area vanishes behind the clouds

Welsh and Manx Handlers taking part in the SARDA Wales September training weekend

We couldn't think of a funny caption for this photo, so again it's SARDA Wales and IOM taking a break from training for a photo opportunity

Dogs and Handlers unwinding after a hard day of training in Wales

At work during a search with the Fire Service

Don't worry Star, you'll grow into it

Jim getting into position for some coastal search training. (He's enjoying himself really!)

Our static display at the Royal Manx Agricultural Show. Our friends David and Anette Watt from the Lakes helping out and providing some extra dogs!