Ohio Search Dog Association
24 hour Emergency Dispatch Number: 440-
Saving Lives through cooperation and education.
Ohio Search Dog
Association, Inc.
OSDA Assists Boy Scouts with New Search and Rescue Merit Badge
The OSDA is assisting local scouts in obtaining one of the newest merit badges, the “Search and Rescue” badge
Jim Green, K9 Officer
Independence, OH
“If a child or loved one would ever
go missing in our area, OSDA would
be the first team I would contact.”
Canine Resources for
Search and Rescue Operations
- Land Area Search
- Trailing / Tracking
- Disaster Search
- Collapsed Structures
- Water Recovery
- Lost Persons
- Human Remains Detection
- Child Abduction Response
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We welcome and appreciate your contributions. If you would like to help support continued
training, equipment purchase and search expenses, we gladly accept donations. We
are a 501c3 non-
Who We Are
The Ohio Search Dog Association, Inc. (OSDA) is a non-
We provide qualified K9 search teams to assist local, state and federal authorities in locating trapped or missing persons. OSDA educates agencies, as well as the general public, about the use and benefits of properly trained K9 search teams in search and rescue missions.
Recent Searches
Dec 13, 2012
Chardon, OH
Missing 17 year old male
Mutual Aid to BCSAR
Dec 06, 2012
Maple Heights, OH
Missing adult male
Assist Maple Hts PD
Nov 4, 2012
Walton Hills, OH
Missing 79 year old male
SEALE CART Response
