These dogs cleared explosives in Syria. Now they're adjusting to civilian life

CNN ^ | May 25, 2019 | Jennifer Hansler

[Innovative]

Don't let their bright eyes, lolling tongues or doggy grins fool you -- Rhino, Rambo and Der aren't your average pups.

The four-year-old Belgian Malinoises are retired mine detection dogs who have spent much of their lives working to clear explosives in Syria. Now they're back in the United States, working to transition to civilian life in the hopes of finding new homes.

The work of mine detection dogs like Rhino, Rambo and Der have played "a critical role" in helping the recovery of areas liberated from ISIS, Jerry Guilbert, the chief of programs for the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement at the State Department said last week.

[Innovative]

Excellent. Good, that after their hard, dangerous work, now they can relax and enjoy life.

[glasseye]

My Malinoises is 15 years old now, best dog ever.
Loyal, smart, predictable.
Total sweetheart, the neighbors are terrified of him...a good thing.

[Innovative]

There is a great picture at the link, if someone knows and would care to post it.

Great dogs.

[sphinx]

They probably became unit mascots, got lavish attention from soldiers, and got doggie treats for sniffing out explosives. Their biggest adjustment to civilian life will be adjusting to a non-spoiled life and finding a new provider of doggie treats.

[Innovative]

Finding explosives is hard and dangerous. They probably saved many human military lives with their work. Now they deserve a happy retirement.

[Gamecock]

Here you go!

Rambo:

[Gamecock]

The TSA adopts dogs out that fail training. You have to go to San Antonio to pick them up

[Innovative]

Thanks for posting the picture, so all can see it. :)

[sphinx]

Of course finding explosives is hard and dangerous. For people. I've never dealt with work dogs, but my guess is that they're oblivious to the danger. Hard working, yes; dogs will work very hard for a scratch behind the ears, a word of encouragement, and a doggie treat. The dogs probably think it's all a game with very strange people rules. If something blows up … well, the dog will never know what hit him.

I'm all for a happy retirement.

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[Innovative]

Thanks. "Posting an image: General: " Exactly. I used to be able to do it that way, but now when I right click on an image to get its src, it doesn't show up.

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[Innovative]

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[Paal Gulli]

It’s interesting how these animals are trained. It starts as a game, the dog looking for his favorite toy. Then the trainer starts hiding the toy along with an explosive until the dog begins to associate the toy with the search item. Then they stop hiding the toy with the explosive but the trainer still has to keep the toy hidden on his person. Then when the dog finds the explosive the trainer does a little sleight of hand to trick the dog into thinking the toy was there as well all along (this step is necessary because when they search for bombs for real, the reward toy obviously won’t be co-located with it). When the dog begins its career as a real-world bomb-sniffer, the trainer is still carrying the hidden reward toy. It never comes to understand it’s not still the same game they’ve been playing together since it was a pup, and the trainer that illusion by always rewarding its discovery of explosives with the toy.

[PLMerite]

[These dogs cleared explosives in Syria. Now they're adjusting to civilian life]

[Innovative]

Rough for the people, that’s why they are using dogs to find and identify explosives, but people still need to be the ones to disp, putting themselves in danger too.ose of them safely

[Innovative]

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[MissEdie]

Do you have any idea how much they cost?

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