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Interview with the four time world champion in search and rescue dog work.

IRO Vet Dr Alexander Hönel explains what you as a dog owner should know about this insidious disease.

Search and rescue dog teams supported the search for three missing workers.

Thanks to the male Malinois, the search for a missing elderly woman comes to a successful conclusion after 48 hours.

In the second part of our summer series on tick-borne diseases, IRO Vet Dr Alexander Hönel focuses on anaplasmosis.

IRO and HRDD International are joining forces with the aim of increasing efficiency in the rescue and recovery of casualties.

In a three-part series, our vet Dr Alexander Hönel sheds light on the main diseases transmitted by ticks.

The giant schnauzer lady with the shiny black coat is currently training to become a water rescue dog.

Search dogs have been looking for survivors under mud and rubble in southern Brazil since the end of April.

Find out what to look out for on a tour with your furry friend.

For dog handler Kaori Oshima from Japan, working with search and rescue dogs is an important part of her life.

Astrid Laner spoke to us about her special relationship with dogs, which she has cherished since early childhood.

Sava Zibler is a dedicated search and rescue dog handler and an inspiring example of how to balance family, career and voluntary work.

We are looking for helpers who are willing to act as hiding persons for our dogs.

Five tips to keeping you and your dog safe throughout the winter months.

Learn how much good your donation can do, no matter the amount.

A get together of the world's best super snoopers.

Their social behaviour makes dogs loyal companions, while their keen noses make them professional assistants in disasters.

A dog's nose is a masterpiece of nature and their most important sensory organ for finding their way around their environment.

Paxi was an unwanted pup with no family to call her own and now she is a real lifesaver.

Arvi was part of a six-member team that supported the search efforts after the massive earthquake in Türkiye in February 2023.

Teams from all over the world supported the search efforts after the devastating earthquake in the Syrian-Turkish border region.

An interview with IRO Classifier Engels Cortés about his career, defining moments and the work as a search dog handler.

Wordrap with Japanese search and rescue dog handler Ryoko Murase.

Detlef Kühn is an IRO Supporter from the very beginning and devoted himself to the training of search and rescue dogs.

At the end of last year, a team of four IRO Trainers set off for Ukraine to work intensively with the search and rescue dog teams there.

24 teams from eight nations took on the demanding test.

Search and rescue dog handler Jörg Klapper and Giant Schnauzer Cooper Con Todos Los Santos.

Search and rescue dog handler Eric Doneux and grey German Shepherd Q’Odja Van Gruut Roy.

A successful first mission for the four-year-old search dog from the BRH Rettungshundestaffel Prignitz e.V.

Search and rescue dog handler Kirsi Myöhänen and Labrador Retriever Noseworks Ukko “Jedi”.

You always wanted to know what it means to be a search and rescue dog? We can tell you.

The search for a woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease ended successfully thanks to Labrador dog Bolina and dog handler Daniela.

It takes practice to save lives. During a several-day operational test, 33 search and rescue dog teams from nine nations demonstrated their skills.

From 3 to 6 February 2022, canines from six nations took part in the international competition.

A story of mountain guide Gonzalo Fano and his furry companion India.

Several times a week, the adorable Bloodhound girl trains to become a Mantrailer.

Arvi has reached a milestone in his training as search and rescue dog. From now on, no operation of his unit will take place without him.

Draco was considered difficult in his early months of life. Today he writes heroic stories.

IRO Spokesperson for Training & Judges Jerneja Ternovec about the importance of uniform quality standards in the training of search and rescue dogs.

A four-year-old disappeared unnoticed. For five days there was no trace of him.

My life started out difficult and not the way I had imagined it.

Numerous search and rescue dog teams took part in the demanding IRO Mission Readiness Test in the discipline of Area Search.

Search and rescue dog teams from our Japanese member organisation RDTA assisted in the search for missing persons.

A severe tornado left a trail of devastation in the Czech Republic.

The IRO tested Brazilian search and rescue dog team Valdeley Marques with dog Marley was involved in the search.

A dangerous mission for our national search and rescue dog teams in Bangkok, Thailand.

IRO Spokesperson for Deployment Markus Bock, who had been involved in the mission with dog Egmont, describes what happened.

Thanks to the search and rescue dogs, six people were located under the rubble and saved by the emergency forces.

Interview with IRO Classifier, Judge and Trainer Alois Russegger about Mantrailing.

Interesting reports, lively discussions and an exciting election of the Executive Board.

Golden Retriever Ray of Light showed at an early age the disposition to be a search and rescue dog.

Exciting and informative training days guided by the IRO Lead Trainers Rolf Häusermann, Magdalena Koczera and Alois Balog.

We have gathered a few ideas and suggestions on how you can use a personal occasion to support our super snoopers.

From 4 to 6 September 2020, we organised a water course at Lake Traunsee.

Interview with Denis Laus about the mission in Lebanon after the explosion in the port of Beirut.

A report by Petr Svoboda on the international disaster mission in Beirut, Lebanon.

Since the age of two, Ares has been a qualified search and rescue dog in the disciplines of Area, Avalanche and Rubble Search.