HANOVER HOUNDS K-9 SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM
BEGINS 2013 FUND DRIVE
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VISIT YOUR HANOVER HOUNDS AT THE ANNUAL
HANOVER TOMATO FESTIVAL - JULY 13, 2013
Hanover County will hold its Annual Tomato Festival on Saturday, July 13, 2013. The event opens at 8:00 AM, and will continue until 4:00 PM. As in years past, the Hanover Hounds K-9 Search and Rescue Team will be present. Our location at the festival will be immediately next to the Skateboard Park. As you drive in and park your vehicle, come visit us as you may enter the park at our location.
Our volunteers and their canine companions will be present to answer any questions about us, and even accept a pat on the head! The Command Trailer will be available for the community to view, as it was your generosity that made it come true!
See ya there!
WELCOME TO HANOVER HOUNDS K9 SEARCH & RESCUE
FROM YOUR WEBMASTER:
This website is designed with our community and its citizens in mind. Its content and photos are used to explain and illustrate the purpose of the Hanover Hounds, show our various training techniques, let you know where we are, and detail what we have done. In addition, I have given you the opportunity to contact our members, by providing e-mails and a CONTACT US tab for easy convenience. All communications to the Hounds are answered on a timely basis!
This website has consistently grown to a point where we experience an average of 17,000 hits per month, with one month exceeding 26,000. I will post the last three months on a monthly basis to give you an idea of our growth. If any person or corporation desires to donate to our cause, your help is much appreciated. We are all volunteers, but it takes your generous donations to run a professional search and rescue team such as the Hanover Hounds. I thank you for all that our community has done for us. Please contact me if you have any questions.
This website is designed with our community and its citizens in mind. Its content and photos are used to explain and illustrate the purpose of the Hanover Hounds, show our various training techniques, let you know where we are, and detail what we have done. In addition, I have given you the opportunity to contact our members, by providing e-mails and a CONTACT US tab for easy convenience. All communications to the Hounds are answered on a timely basis!
This website has consistently grown to a point where we experience an average of 17,000 hits per month, with one month exceeding 26,000. I will post the last three months on a monthly basis to give you an idea of our growth. If any person or corporation desires to donate to our cause, your help is much appreciated. We are all volunteers, but it takes your generous donations to run a professional search and rescue team such as the Hanover Hounds. I thank you for all that our community has done for us. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Hits in April, 2013: 15,342
Hits in March, 2013: 22,741
Hits in February, 2013: 15,349
John Von Hagel, Webmaster
Hits in March, 2013: 22,741
Hits in February, 2013: 15,349
John Von Hagel, Webmaster
THE MISSION OF YOUR HANOVER HOUNDS
The Hanover Hounds K9 Search and Rescue was created to form teams that will provide the citizens of Hanover County and the Commonwealth of Virginia, WITHOUT COST, highly trained search and rescue personnel along with their K-9's, to help locate the lost and missing in our community. These services are available to law enforcement and Fire/EMS when needed.
If we are tracking a person with Alzheimer's that has wandered away from their home, or a child that has gotten lost in the woods while hiking, our goal is to be on scene and tracking as quickly as possible. If the missing person is one of your family members, we want to bring them back to you safe and sound.
If we are tracking a person with Alzheimer's that has wandered away from their home, or a child that has gotten lost in the woods while hiking, our goal is to be on scene and tracking as quickly as possible. If the missing person is one of your family members, we want to bring them back to you safe and sound.
MEET YOUR HANOVER HOUNDS K-9 SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM
Left to right, John Von Hagel, Ven Barnes, Ed Martin, Brian Parrish, Angel Von Hagel, Christine Moore, and Eddie Anderson. Not shown, Kathy Ashworth, and Theresa Parrish.
SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG TRAINING
Our team will train all working breads of dogs from COLLIES, SHEPHERDS, and LABRADORS, to the well renowned BLOODHOUNDS.
Dogs locate people that are lost or missing by tracking their human scent left behind by over 40,000 skin cells dropped every minute. The SAR dog training is gradual and each dog responds at its own pace. When we train, we use a variety of subjects for mock search and rescue exercises to keep our skills and knowledge at the highest level possible.
We train to the standards of the International Bloodhound Training Institute, and we also attend other training sessions held by other Search and Rescue groups across Virginia.
Dogs locate people that are lost or missing by tracking their human scent left behind by over 40,000 skin cells dropped every minute. The SAR dog training is gradual and each dog responds at its own pace. When we train, we use a variety of subjects for mock search and rescue exercises to keep our skills and knowledge at the highest level possible.
We train to the standards of the International Bloodhound Training Institute, and we also attend other training sessions held by other Search and Rescue groups across Virginia.
HOW SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS WORK
The tracking dog works on a lead 20 to 30 feet in length. After arriving at a search site we will collect a scent article of the missing person. We will than put a harness on the dog, attach lead, and present the scent article to the SAR dog. Once the dog picks up the scent the SEARCH IS ON! Hopefully after a short period of time, the team will locate the missing person and bring them back safe and sound to their loved ones.
QUICK ACTIVATION
Activation of a SAR K-9 Team is vital to locating a lost or missing person. History has shown that in most cases, more than 3 to 4 hours pass before the K-9 team is activated. This allows the track to age and make it harder to pick up the scent. The first thing that happens when a person goes missing, is the family will notice they are missing and search for a period of time before calling for help. The average time is about 1 hour. Most of the time, law enforcement is the first to arrive. It will take them anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 hour to collect information about the missing person. They may search for a while before calling for Fire or EMS for assistance. Usually when Fire or EMS agencies arrive, they will search for a while before calling for SAR K-9 Teams. This may not be true in all areas, but it is usually true in most cases. Our goal is to have the SAR K-9 Team activated as soon as the missing person is reported. We would rather be cancelled in route then to arrive after the trail has aged.
Please help us, so that others can be found!
By clicking on the DONATE icon below, you will be connected with PayPal. Whether you have any account with PayPal or not, we will gladly accept your donation to our cause. We thank you for your help. Hanover Hounds K-9 Search and Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, and is dedicated to assisting the citizens of Hanover County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. If you seek verification of our tax structure, please contact our Treasurer at treasurer@hanoverhounds.com.