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THE LOVELY TEAGHAN

Sadly Teaghan, Southerns most senior search dog, died on the 28 MARCH 2007.He was only six years old, but had an inoperable brain tumour

Teaghan was Southerns first operational Lowland Search Dog, passing his assessment in DEC 2003.He took part in searches in many of the Southern counties; his final operational search being OCT 06 when, whilst on the Isle of Man, our team were called out to assist SARDA IOM in the search for a possble injured person.

Teaghan was also a much-loved therapy dog working with his handler at Parklands Hospital Basingstoke. He started working there at the age of three months and proved very popular with patients and staff alike.

With little help from his handler he gave many talks over the past two years to various professional bodies in Hampshire, and raised approx £400 for the team in this way, eagerly claiming some biscuits as his reward!

Teaghan's last public appearance was at Tesco's, Winchester in MARCH 07 where, despite already being unwell,he helped to raise funds for he team.

He will be missed by his handler and all of Southern as well as by his many friends.

Teaghan working hard in Wales

Cooling down

Waiting for instructions

Bark box

Cynthia and Carraigh

CARRAIGH RETIRED ON THE 18 AUGUST 2009

Am I handsome or what?

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Picking up speed in search area

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Searching castle tunnels

CARRAIGH FOR THE HIGH JUMP

 

With Coastguard on OSPREY

 

Carraigh rescues RNLI crew

 

Portland beach search

Look at my ears

Carraigh, our field golden retriever, has taken early retirement from active search duties due to ongoing health problems, however he continues to give talks and demonstrations to various interested local groups.  He started his training as a 14 week old puppy and qualified, aged 2, as an Level 3 area search dog.  He has also obtained qualifications in urban search and passed the NSARDA test for lowland area search.  His drive and focus are legendary, but his stamina has now been compromised by his health problems so he restricts himself to fun run-outs.   He has always been worked by his primary handler, Cynthia, and has also passed a Level 2 Hasty with a second handler, Rosemary.   Carraigh lived with Teaghan (see above), and still lives with Rannoch (half-brother to Teaghan) and the handlers.