• 'Hero' Army Dog Sniffs Out A Bomb Factory
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[url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100405/tuk-hero-army-dog-sniffs-out-a-bomb-fact-45dbed5.html]Source[/url] [quote]A year ago Chocolat the dog could not obey a command to sit, but he has now been praised for saving the lives of British soldiers in Afghanistan. The Army canine has been hailed a hero after he detected a booby-trapped Taliban bomb factory. A trained dog can track down explosives by smell and these unique skills are proving vital for troops in spotting roadside bombs. Chocolat the Belgian Shepherd sniffed out enough explosives to make 10 deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a routine search of a bazaar. His handler Private Steve Purdy said Chocolat's behaviour made him realise that bomb-making equipment was hidden in the shop. "Chocolat totally right-angled, went in, and wouldn't come back," he said. "Normally he would never go out of my sight. That's how sure I was. It was enough for me to pull him back and say that there was something there." Chocolat was able to lead Private Purdy and his team safely into the booby-trapped building and find where the IED stash was. "Chocolat... literally didn't know how to sit when I first got him in March 2009," the soldier said. "He is very cheeky, but a really good dog, really good at his job. "He is also a bit of a character. He tends to wake me up a lot in the night just with his toy wanting to play, or he'll destroy something that's close by - like my flip flops." Chocolat is one of 11 sniffer dogs currently deployed in Afghanistan. Captain Vicky Tannahill, who is a vet with the Military Working Dog Support Unit, added the animals in the military work as hard as their human counterparts. "They are saving lives day in and day out. But we do give them the best possible care," she said.[/quote] [img]http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/skynews/20100405/10/142833896-hero-army-dog-sniffs-bomb-factory.jpg[/img] [url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100405/video/vuk-hero-army-dog-sniffs-out-a-bomb-fact-37e89e1.html]Video[/url]
D'aww
i guess you could say... that dog is [i]da bomb[/i].... xD
[QUOTE=Rambo_9;21188865]i guess you could say... that dog is [I]da bomb[/I].... xD[/QUOTE] No.
he's also got quite an [i]explosive[/i] personality... xD
I guess [i]none of you are funny[/i] xD
I guess you could say, this thread has gone to the [I]dogs[/I].
Shut the fuck up you three. Anyway I want that dog :3:
At least he didn't find an a bomb factory
[QUOTE=Lankist;21190176]At least he didn't find an a bomb factory[/QUOTE] i dont get it :/
Sometimes I wonder if people sprey there bombs with shitloads of prefume to make it harder for these dogs to find them.
Dogs are the best, you don't see cats saving people's lives.
[QUOTE=Bad Spelling;21190574]Sometimes I wonder if people sprey there bombs with shitloads of prefume to make it harder for these dogs to find them.[/QUOTE] i hope you know that rating-based gimmick accounts are unfunny [editline]12:43PM[/editline] [QUOTE=LCBADs;21190852]Dogs are the best, you don't see cats saving people's lives.[/QUOTE] a cat saved me from a plane crash and attracted many women my way
Cats are teh win. Just kidding I love cats to.
I guess that dog [i]sniffed out a bomb factory[/i] But honestly, cute dog.
I guess you could say, that dog is [i]da bomb[/i].
[QUOTE=Tarkken Kradden;21191332]I guess you could say, that dog is [i]da bomb[/i].[/QUOTE] I guess you could say, you're late [b]and[/b] unfunny.
Curses Marxist dog, i'll continue to work my employees shitty pay and with risk of explosion somewhere else! [editline]08:36PM[/editline] But serious that's awesome.
[QUOTE=LCBADs;21190852]Dogs are the best, you don't see cats saving people's lives.[/QUOTE] I like both, but I mean, cat's aren't even bred to do stuff like this.
[QUOTE=Zambies!;21190166]Shut the fuck up you three. Anyway I want that dog :3:[/QUOTE] You selfish bastard! There's this dog, serving the war with that happy little doggy face, saving British troops, and you want it. Hell you probably won't even walk it. FUCK YOU MAN! [editline]10:34AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;21194285]I like both, but I mean, cat's aren't even bred to do stuff like this.[/QUOTE] They can't be.
[quote=zambies!;21190166]shut the fuck up you three. Anyway i want that dog :3:[/quote] [quote=zambies!;21190166]shut the fuck up you [b]three[/b]. Anyway i want that [b]dog[/b] :3:[/quote] three daawwwg
OH I see how it is, because it's a dog, the story is cute. But I'll bet you if it was a British soldier who got down on all fours and sniffed out the bomb factory, the thread would be all political :colbert:
[QUOTE=Bad Spelling;21190574]Sometimes I wonder if people sprey there bombs with shitloads of prefume to make it harder for these dogs to find them.[/QUOTE] If you are being serious, spraying anything with any scent will not mask it from dogs. Dogs can differentiate different smells out, they will smell both the bomb and the thing you used to cover the scent.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;21206211]OH I see how it is, because it's a dog, the story is cute. But I'll bet you if it was a British soldier who got down on all fours and sniffed out the bomb factory, the thread would be all political :colbert:[/QUOTE] Any thread like this on FP will be full of :3: and d'awww, no matter what.
quite surprising the little amount of trained dogs over there but I guess they are quite hard to look after.
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