Dog loses interest in sniffing out bombs, dropped from CIA training

Just a few weeks into her CIA training, the doe-eyed black Labrador with flappy ears just wasn’t interested in detecting explosive odours anymore, the agency said.

A puppy lost its love for sniffing out bombs and the CIA lost a recruit.

An undated handout photo from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) website shows Lulu the labrador, a former bomb-sniffing dog recruit. (AFP Photo)

Lulu gained a family.

Just a few weeks into her training, the doe-eyed black Labrador with flappy ears just wasn’t interested in detecting explosive odours anymore, the agency said.

Even food and play couldn’t motivate her. Lulu sought a different future.

She found one with a loving handler, who adopted her.

In this image provided by the CIA, young detector dog Lulu, during her initial training as a bomb detector dog.

“She was clearly not enjoying herself any longer,” the CIA said of its erstwhile detector dog.

Of her new civilian life, it said: “This was the right decision for her. We wish her all the best.”