A life-saving 'game': Bosnia trains world's mine-detecting dogsBosnia has become a key centre for dogs to be trained in mine detectionVOGOšćA (BOSNIE-HERZéGOVINE) - With her nose in the grass of a Bosnian field, Orna sniffs furiously until she finds her target. The exercise is only a game for the two-year-old dog, but the mine-detection skill is saving lives in Bosnia and around the world. One of the important first tests is to confirm the dog's interest in the rubber toy, known as a cong, that helps motivate their work. No mine-sniffing dogs trained in Bosnia have ever been killed, in the country or in missions abroad. Dogs can work for a dozen years if they are healthy, but a lifelong training is crucial, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2020 02:03 UTC