Training in caves
On Sunday, February 22nd, two team members (Ellen Westenberg and Els de Bok) from Ogersardogs trained alongside five other handlers in a cave in Valkenburg, supervised by Maas Rescue Dogs. It was a unique experience! René Maas ensured the training day was structured properly. This allowed BumbleBee and Quinta to gain valuable experience and learn Read More…
Guest lecture De Pipegaal
On Monday January 19th, Oger SARdogs was invited to give a guest lecture to grades 3 and 4 of De Pipegaal Primary School in Workum. The children are exploring the theme of senses in class. We were able to incorporate this into the conversation by talking about a dog’s super sense, THE NOSE! We talked Read More…
Presentation Workum January 15th 2026
On Thursday, January 15th, Ogersardogs gave a presentation to the Protestant Church in Workum. Around forty people were present, captivated by the explanation of the unique work with search dogs, their training methods, and their domestic and international deployments. We were able to share our passion as volunteers searching for missing people. Ellen and her Read More…
Change of chairman
During the meeting on December 13, 2025, our chairman, André Wevers, handed over his chairmanship to board member René Hoekstra. André has dedicated himself to Oger SARdogs for many years and took his role as chairman very seriously. He coordinated national and international operations with great dedication. He also has extensive experience organizing large-scale exercises. Read More…
Kyna 17-1-2015 – 17-10-2025
In Memoriam. On January 17, 2015, our Kyna (Soleil) was born. A will-to-please dog who gave not 100, but 200% to work. In her early days she was trained in the KNPV, which showed that her dedication to searching was very high. From the KNPV, Kyna transitioned to Search and Rescue… Here too, she convincingly Read More…
Training in Dinoland
Ogersardogs had the opportunity to train in Dinoland. It was a fantastic challenge for the dogs (and their handlers). The beautiful dinosaurs and the lovely weather made for a very successful training session.
Deployment exercise in the MARNEWAARD organized by OSD in collaboration with DELTA and INSED.
On October 4th, a search operation took place in the MARNEWAARD region, organized by OSD in collaboration with DELTA and INSED. We launched this broad SRO deployment exercise after a report of the “Zuidwal volcano,” which was now visible in the Wadden Sea… a harbinger of an impending eruption. The residents of a small Read More…
Training weekend VRH, August 16th and 17th 2025
On August 16th and 17th, Ogersardogs, at the invitation of the Vlaamse Reddingshonden (VRH – Flemish Rescue Dogs), held a training weekend in Belgium. We spent the night at a beautiful location in the heart of Huldenberg. The VRH had put together a challenging and educational program. Two deployment exercises were devised where various teams Read More…
New deployable teams
Indispensable for our team are the search dogs, maintaining the quality with the weekly training… But certainly also preparing a new generation of reliable search dogs. We proudly present the new deployable teams of Ogersardogs: Diana & Cody, Els & Quinta and Ellen & BumbleBee. Together we stand strong and hope to be able to Read More…
Ready to leave for Spain
Together with colleagues from the Samenwerkende Reddingshonden Organisatie (SRO), Oger SARdogs, Vlaamse Reddingshonden, Reddingshonden Team Zeeland and RHWW are ready to leave for Spain. Also read this article on the website of De Gelderlander (in Dutch).