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Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have seen first-hand how training delivered at Melton’s Defence Animal Training Regiment (DATR) is being replicated over 5,000 miles away in Pakistan. The visit of Prince William and Kate to the Read More …
A budding young cop was rewarded for his good behaviour with a trip to the police station to meet up with his favourite police dog. Nine-year-old Bobby made firm friends with community engagement dog Russell after he came into his Read More …
“Good boy, Ryker, good boy.” Jed Avery, a deputy with the Osceola County Sherriff’s Department, Reed City, Michigan, tussles the Dutch shepherd’s neck, offering a bite at his favorite chew toy. Only seconds ago, the canine had lit into action, Read More …
There has been a recent decline in the number of people interested in adopting retired military K-9s, according to officials at Lackland Air Force Base. Most dogs that come up for adoption at Lackland are young dogs who failed to meet Read More …
Three years after the Army inducted the indigenous breed of Mudhol hounds in its inventory, the canines have now been validated at several units for operations and other routine duties, top sources have told ThePrint. The training of these Karnataka-origin Read More …
A new report from the State Department found that bomb-sniffing dogs sent from the United States to Jordan are not being cared for properly. In a lengthy analysis that included photos of dogs with bones protruding from thin bodies, the Office of Inspector General found that “the Department Read More …
This is Lulu, the Labrador who joined the CIA as one of their newest recruits. Her mission: to sniff out explosives. But weeks into her training programme Lulu just wasn’t making the grade. A life at the United States Central Read More …
With each terrorist attack on another airport, train station or other public space, the urgency to find new ways to detect bombs before they’re detonated ratchets up.Chemical detection of explosives is a cornerstone of aviation security. Typically called “trace detection,” Read More …