Heel, roll, serve, protect: Take a peek inside India’s Oxford for canines
Dec 27, 2016 16:33 IST
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Dogs and the handlers enjoy some play after early morning PT session at National Training Centre for Dogs in Madhya Pradesh (Kunal Patil/HT photos )
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A Bangladeshi soldier, part of a team of 20 that is here to train 9 dogs in narcotics and 9 in explosives detection. NTCD trains dogs from friendly neighbouring nations. (Rachel Lopez / Ht Photos)
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Anu, who was running a temperature, just wanted to rest her head in Jaswinder Kumar’s lap. (Rachel Lopez / Ht photos)
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Canine colleagues get camouflage vests just like soldiers. (Rachel Lopez / ht photos)
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Dogs learn to shake hands on command, but honestly, they’d much prefer a rub from their handlers. (Rachel Lopez / ht photos )
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Gautam Chakravarti and spaniel Caesar, who will soon join guard the CM of West Bengal. Caesar is agile and a good sniffer, but she sure takes longer to groom than short-haired dogs, he says. (Rachel Lopez / ht photos )
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Play is an important part of training. At the morning PT, all it needs is a the ‘khelo’ command from the Senior Vet Panchbuddhe for all round bedlam to ensue. (rachel lopez / ht photos )
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These are the dogs that will guard your borders. (Rachel Lopez / ht photos )
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Which suitcase has a bomb? Firoz, an NTCD house dog is trained to sniff out even trace amounts of explosives. (rachel lopez / ht photos )
