A labrador retriever who failed to become a drug sniffing dog because he was overly friendly and playful has won hearts across Taiwan for his detection work in the aftermath of last week's 7.4-magnitidue earthquake.
Rescue dogs play a crucial role in helping to locate both stranded people and bodies, and teams of capable canines were quickly deployed by Taiwanese authorities after last Wednesday's deadly tremor.The Aussie suburb where house prices exploded by $250k in 12 monthsRoger, eight, was among the dogs put to work, helping to locate the body of one of the 13 people killed in the quake, according to authorities and local media.
While other dogs also played similar roles and were paraded for the media, Roger captured the island's imagination — partly because of his backstory of an initial career failure.But his love for fun, food and people got the better of him, distracting his ability to pay attention and react to his trainers' commands, CNA reported.But his ebullient personality and intelligence made him a much better candidate to be a rescue dog, which was the career that was then chosen for him.
Chen Chih-san, captain of the rescue dog unit of the Kaohsiung Fire Department, told reporters that Roger was transferred to the rescue training school when he was 1 year old. CNA said he had taken part in seven operations during his career, including a debut mission in the aftermath of a deadly 6.4-magnitude quake that hit the same region in 2018.
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