Monday 9 May 2022

A Mine of Information?

A Jack Russell, called Patron, has been given a medal by the President of Ukraine (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/09/ukraine-mine-sniffing-dog-medal-finding-over-200-explosives). Patron, used his nose, to locate over 200 explosives (mainly landmines). It's a nice gesture but the dog was only doing what he was trained to do. He would have no concept of explosives and would certainly have preferred a steak!

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