2025 VBSAR Seminar

May 18th thru the 23rd

Location: Institute Farm

22265 Oatlands Road, Aldie, VA 20105

Reach out to Terry Davis at vbsar@frontier.com

All applicants will be reviewed, and the applicants will be contacted and advised of the status of their application before March 30th, 2025

Virginia Bloodhound Search and Rescue Association

Why was the association established?

The Virginia Bloodhound Search and Rescue Association was established in 1991 by a handful of Virginia bloodhound handlers who realized that, in order to have well-trained Bloodhound teams in Virginia to help assist the authorities in their searches for lost and missing subjects as well as wanted subjects, there would need to be a more reliable training program than what they had.

What have we developed?

So, in 1991, VBSAR was formed. Now, there is a continual training resource available within the state. The trainers are well-established in the Bloodhound community and highly experienced trainers that are used nationally and abroad. Structured weeklong training schools and daily or weekend get-togethers are provided for training the hounds and handlers. Most of these handlers bear the responsibility of all the financial burdens in this endeavor. VBSAR tries to relieve as much of this burden as possible by giving the majority of the training free, and if not free, it tries to bear as much of the cost as possible. VBSAR also tries to supply some necessary equipment to the members when able.

What we have become!

VBSAR has become an association that is widely known around the country and abroad for the quality of training they provide and the quality of their Bloodhound Teams that respond to assist in the searches for missing and lost subjects. VBSAR teams have been responsible for saving many people's lives and locating many subjects considered a danger to our communities in Virginia and the surrounding states.

If you have any questions regarding VBSAR, email us at vbsar@frontier.com