At our service: the dogs that help humanity

Bomb-sniffing dog

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A bomb-sniffing dog named Patron has helped neutralize hundreds of Russian explosives in Ukraine. The tiny Jack Russell terrier—and his owner, Mykhailo Iliev of the Civil Protection Service—were even awarded a presidential medal by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in recognition of Patron's service to the country, detecting more than 200 undetonated explosive devices since the beginning of the war in late February 2022, Reuters reports.

Quarantine inspection dog

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

Alert and always inquisitive, an Australian quarantine inspection dog sniffs passenger's bags in the arrivals hall at Sydney's international airport, Australia.

Regimental mascot

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

Catherine presents a sprig of shamrock to the mascot of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, an Irish Wolfhound called Domhnall, during a visit with her husband, Prince William, to a St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, England.

Sniffer dog

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A French elite police officer checks with a sniffer dog in one of the meeting rooms at the venue of the G8 summit in Deauville, northern France.

Canine companion

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A trained service dog sleeps at the feet of a retired US Army soldier who was injured in Afghanistan.

Helping people who have disabilities

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

Another former soldier, who was shot and paralyzed during the Iraq war, sits with his service dog Yazmin while training at the Canine Companions for Independence training center in Santa Rosa, California, USA.

A friend at your side

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A US army veteran who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder sits in his bedroom with his service dog Panzer at his side in Hanover Park, Illinois, USA.

Military training

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

An agile Chinese soldier trains a dog by skipping rope at a military base in Nanjing, in east China's Jiangsu province.

Police dog

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A police officer and her police dog stand to attention at the Metropolitan Police Service Passing Out Parade in Hendon, London, England.

Multipurpose canine

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

Pronto, a Special Operations Forces Multipurpose Canine, successfully jumps out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a training exercise off the coast of Florida, USA.

Army dog

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

An army dog carries flowers as a soldier marches during the pre-celebrations of Vijay Diwas, in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata.

Guard dog

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A dog is often called to guard all sorts of things. Here, a vigilant canine is watching over arabica coffee beans laid out to dry in Hua La village, Vietnam.

The good shepherd dog

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A Great Pyrenees dog surveys a flock of sheep near Les Diablerets. Swiss farmers use Great Pyrenees dogs to protect their cattle from wolves.

Anti-drug tasks

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A Colombian policeman holds the leash of a dog smelling packages of marijuana seized by anti-drugs policemen near Cali city.

Helicopter hounds

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A pair of US Coast Guard Maritime Safety & Security Team Belgian Malinois canines take part in helicopter proficiency training with the California Air National Guard in San Francisco Bay, USA.

A nose for the job

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

Mona, a Colombian drug-sniffer dog, stands guard next to packs of cocaine at a police station in the country's capital, Bogota.

Mascot

Bomb-sniffing dog, Quarantine inspection dog, Regimental mascot, Sniffer dog, Canine companion, Helping people who have disabilities, A friend at your side, Military training, Police dog, Multipurpose canine, Army dog, Guard dog, The good shepherd dog, Anti-drug tasks, Helicopter hounds, A nose for the job

A dog mascot of the Italian elite military unit Cuirassiers' Regiment is seen during the Republic Day military parade in Rome, Italy.

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