Odessa Police Kennel Center was replenished with four-legged pets from the “Howard Buffett Foundation” (VIDEO)
Four German and Belgian Malinois Sheepdogs named Siro, Maiko, Isidore and Raiko will become servicemen after training and passing exams.
In the conditions of war, the main task for police service dogs is the detection of weapons, mines, unexploded objects. Therefore, the purpose of such assistance is to make life safer in the de-occupied territories.
“Now in the Kennel Center we have 63 four-legged friends, including German, Belgian Shepherds, Labradors, English Springer Spaniels, Dobermans. They assist police officers in tracing people's tracks, searching for human remains, drugs, explosives, weapons and ammunition. The dogs that we have from our American partners are currently undergoing training and training. They have good reserves and will continue to work in the search for explosives and weapons”, - said the head of the canine center of the GUNP in the Odessa region Elena Chernilevskaya — Isayko.
In addition to the dogs, the police dog handlers also received the necessary accessories to care for them, ammunition, training and training equipment, as well as a box with twelve explosives-imitating odors.
Dog inspector Dmitry Tkachenko, who has been working at the dog center since 2019, told about his one and a half year old pet - the German Shepherd Siro, who arrived from the USA. In a month of joint exercises, they became a tandem.
“Siro is a friendly dog that requires a lot of attention. He already skillfully performs obedience commands, recognizes the smell of plastid, learns to detect explosives. No feeling that he is an “American”, says Dmitry with a smile.
Senior dog inspector Thomas Zingis, with his five years of experience working with dogs, described the new ears as powerful and promising. They have high motivation, excellent playfulness and work with people.
“We get pleasure from teaching quadrupeds, it is a new experience, both for the pets and for us. Foreign dogs are highly motivated, it became clear from the first days that they want to do everything to get rewarded,” Thomas added.
The leading specialist of the canine center, Valentin Saliy, together with the Belgian two-year-old shepherd Isidore, demonstrated the first overcoming of the obstacle course. Valentin points out that dogs from abroad are very motivated, and this is the best that can be in training dogs that will work in power structures.
Senior dog inspector Yevgeny Kozovyakin told about his partner Raiko:
“He is a very hardworking dog and has a high potential and desire to be the first in everything. We are waiting for business trips to the de-occupied territories. Raiko is currently undergoing a general training course, the basis on which his further training as a professional in explosives detection will take place.”
Dog trainers and their four-legged companions are constantly evolving, maintaining their already acquired skills and gaining new experience, which is used in challenges of mining, finding people, murders, robberies, thefts — wherever a sensitive dog's nose can benefit.
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