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Paul Mulcahy
Paul is a member of Lowlands Search Dogs Kent with his male Rhodesian Ridgeback.
About Lowland Search Dogs Kent
Lowland Search Dogs (LS Dogs) is a non-profit, voluntary organisation formed in November 2002. The Kent unit (Lowland Search Dogs Kent) formed in 2009. ‘Lowland' includes farmland, forests, open downland and any other area that does not require specialist mountain rescue experience. We work alongside the Kent Search and Rescue team and our handlers are also members of Kent Search and Rescue.
We can only take part in searches at the invitation of Kent Police and Kent Search and Rescue. We are available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our primary role is to assist in locating lost or missing vulnerable people within Kent and its surrounding areas. Lowland Search Dogs Kent is entirely reliant on sponsorship and donations to exist and carry out its work. Our team is made up entirely of volunteers who (together with their dogs) undergo constant training and must meet rigorous standards in order to obtain operational status. Our dog handlers and support staff have to fit this in around having full time occupations.
One of the greatest benefits of Lowland Search Dogs is the ability to call upon a large national resource at short notice. For example, if a young child goes missing, the local dog unit can immediately call for the services of all the other teams, thus increasing the professional search resources available to the police.
Lowland Search Dogs Kent oversees the training of our own dogs and the national LS Dogs organisation assesses each dog before they can become operational. Our dogs are re-assessed every 2 years to ensure our high standards are maintained. It can take approximately one year to train a dog to the first operational level with a further 4-6 months to move on to the second operational level. After these basic standards have been accomplished, each dog handler can choose to train their dog in additional search techniques, such as water searches.
How did you become involved?
"My partner, who is a vet, convinced me to attend a trial day being run by a search and rescue dog unit in Norfolk. Our dog did really well and seemed to really enjoy it. I love the outdoors and being able to teach my dog to do something to help the public seemed like a fantastic thing to do, so here I am!”
What is your most memorable success?
"Working as a team with my dog to find missing people gives me great personal success and pride.”
What other successes have you had?
"He has passed his Bronze Kennel Club Good Citizens Award”
"No-nonsense, good quality food. The money is spent on the food and ingredients and not so much on the packaging. It's what's inside that's counts!” Paul Mulcahy
For more information visit the team's website: www.lowlandsearchdogskent.co.uk
List of all Search and Rescue Handlers
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Philip Eichman
Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs.
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Roland Brooks
Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs.
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Ray Greenshield
Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs.
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Jessica Harvey
Lowland Search Dogs Kent.
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Karin Jung
Lowland Search Dogs Kent.
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Paul Mulcahy
Lowland Search Dogs Kent.
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Customers' Views
Champ to the Rescue!
Hi Ceri,
It is not often that you come across such good customer service these days so I thought I would give you an update…..and feel free to include any of it on your recommendations page.
I have been recommending it on the forum for NESSR and find several people are using Champ!
Our working strain Springers….all rescues:
Harry, (22 months) who is gluten intolerant…or at least has loose stools regularly if he has too much gluten in his food….is doing really well on the Lamb and Rice. He walks around whilst “going” less frequently and his stools are firmer. He has not had an anal gland problem since being on this food either. He has increased weight and, although still slim, is a fit boy whose muscle definition would be the envy of many athletes!! He lost weight for a while as he had a very severe reaction to an adder bite and was in the vet hospital for 5 days, but since then has put the weight back on so he is now almost 17kgs. He is very active.
Maddie (was 2 at the end of July) is the thin one, and despite being 18.5 “ is only not quite 14 kgs now. She is no longer “corrugated” along the ribs and is in peak condition on Champ.
Charlie, our stray, but probably was 2 around June/July) is a tall dog at 22.5” now has increased his weight from 19 kgs to about 21kgs and looks so glossy and fit. He is extremely fast and agile, but was too thin. Again Champ is great for him.
And our working strain Golden Retriever…also a rescue: Benson was 2 in mid July is very bouncy, but not as active as the springers on walks…..unless a person with light coloured clothing is in the distance…..! He came to us in April already on Champ. He has increased weight slightly as he needed to, but now must maintain this rather than increase further He is 31kgs and stands 24.5”….so not large as the show retrievers are, but big enough!
They all get bones and chicken wings to supplement and add interest every so often. I no longer feed the CP Xtra to the springers as they are maintaining the weight nicely on the Champ and L&R. The Xtra did the trick, though, in getting them started as nothing else (not even tripe) worked.
They all have beautiful coats now, have no tartar on their teeth and they are extremely fit dogs.
Best wishes
Julie
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