Lifesaving Dogs Help Rid Countries of Land Mines, Explosives

Senna is a nine-year-old Belgian Malinois, the dog breed of choice for experts securing areas where there are land mines and unexploded bombs and shells. She is a veteran mine-detection dog who sniffed her way across 1.5 million square meters of Afghanistan during five-and-a-half years of working with the U.S. Air Force there. Working as teams, handlers and dogs can clear large areas faster than a human working alone. Some 900 dogs like Senna are now working with their handlers in 28...

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