Originally Posted by ingwe
They took the dog, who already knew how to search, courtesy of a star student of mine,and taught him the ropes with ivory, horn, and all the accoutrements-weapons, ammo, powder etc used in poaching. They flew him to Zambia with two trainers to train the handlers, and set him up in a super facility, complete with armed guards 24/7 for him and the other dog involved. This is 'our' dog,and his name is "Ruger".... grin

Glad to hear that the dog is being protected with some serious security -- he sounds like he is a real threat to the poachers!

An acquaintance from Kenya told me that a few years ago a detection dog at Kenyatta International Airport at Nairobi was poisoned -- and it was an inside job too.

Evidently somebody wanted to smuggle something by air, and bribed some airport worker so the dog would be dead when the shipment went through. frown

John