A military dog based at Melton credited with saving the lives of ‘countless’ soldiers by detecting explosive devices during a long career serving in war zones has been shortlisted for a special national award.
VROOM is one of three in contention for the Service Dogs accolade, one of four categories of the Autarky Hardest Working Dog contest, after being initially nominated by 1st Military Working Dogs, based at the town’s Defence Animal Training Regiment (DATR).
If he wins the award he will be in contention to be the overall winner with a top prize including a hamper of canine products worth £500 and a year’s worth of food supplied by the sponsors.
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Source: Melton Times