Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/24
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Colombian Army soldiers and a bomb-sniffing dog prepare to leave a military base in San Vicente del Caguan, Colombia. Fernando Vergara/AP
Dog handler Christina Oberhauser and her rescue dog Smiley search for survivors in a snow hole during a simulated avalanche rescue operation in the Heutal Valley in Salzburg, Austria, on Feb. 26. During this simulation, rescue dogs learn how to find victims of avalanches as quickly as possible. Kerstin Joensson/AP
An instructor trains puppies at the Ukrainian Border Guard Dog Training Center in Lviv, Ukraine, in June. Every year, the largest dog training center in the country prepares hundreds of trained dogs for Ukrainian border guards as well as for presidential guards and other special forces. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
Jynx, a border collie, herds a stray sheep in a competition at the Zamora Hills Sheepdog Trial at the Slaven Ranch in California in February. Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Newscom
A dog from the Taiwanese rescue team wears sunglasses at the UN compound in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He accompanied his handler on Jan. 18 as rescue and aid efforts for victims of the Haiti earthquake took place. Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters
Treo, an 8-year-old Labrador from the Military Working Dogs, poses with his Dickin Medal and his handler Sgt. Dave Heyhoe at the Imperial War Museum in London on Feb. 24. The British Lab, whose bomb-sniffing work helped save lives in Afhganistan. was decorated for canine courage. Over the years, a number of animals have been honored with the Dickin medal, including 32 pigeons, three horses, and a cat. Sang Tan/AP
Kaleb Drew and his autism service dog, Chewey, prepare to attend Kaleb's first day of school in Villa Grove, Ill., in August. Like seeing-eye dogs for the blind, trained dogs are now being used to help autistic children. Robin Scholz/AP
A bomb-sniffing dog searches for explosives during a training session at the police college in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 3. The American military is rushing delivery of bomb detection dogs to Iraq, following a request by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government for more canines after questions were raised about whether a bomb detection device widely used at Iraqi checkpoints works, US and Iraqi officials said. Karim Kadim/AP
Ruca, a police dog from the Portuguese National Guard sits on a pile of CDs and DVDs in Queluz, Portugal, in October. After working in drug detection, Ruca was trained to search for polycarbonate, a plastic used for making CDs and DVDs, and now works in street markets around Portugal. Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
A National Guard policeman and his search dog look for victims among the debris after heavy flooding in the resort island of Madeira on Feb. 22. Portugal's government promised on Monday to quickly send financial aid where violent floods and mudslides killed 42 people, officials said. Duarte Sa/Reuters
After a bomb attack in Karbala, Iraq, where thousands gathered for a religious holiday, security officials use bomb-sniffing dogs to search Shiite pilgrims on Feb. 3. Mushtaq Muhammed/Reuters
Ringo, a bomb-sniffing black Labrador, plays with US Marine Corps dog handler Lance Cpl. William Childs (l.) and trainer Adam Ward (r.), a contractor working for American K-9 Interdiction at the US Marine Combat Outpost Geronimo in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in September. Highly-trained dogs such as Ringo, which are part of the Improvised Detection Dog program, have become part of the process by which US forces help prevent bomb attacks. Brennan Linsley/AP
A Siberian husky licks its owner after finishing a sled dog competition in Vladivostok, Russia, on Jan. 9. Yuri Maltsev/Reuters
Unda, a rescue dog, digs into a hiding place during an avalanche search-and-rescue drill in Nendaz, Switzerland, on Jan. 21. The Swiss and French police forces train once a year to coordinate the involvement of the different units. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Mexican rescue workers and their dogs walk past destroyed university buildings in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 16 after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit earlier in the week, devastating the city. Rescue dogs from various nations were brought in to help search for survivors. Daniel Aguilar/Reuters
A German shepherd 'attacks' an officer as part of a presentation for new police dogs in Athens, Greece, on Feb. 11. Police said they have received six trained dogs from Germany and Belgium, to be used for the first time on foot patrols with officers. Another 24 are expected to arrive in the next few months. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
Gillian, a seeing-eye dog for Army 1st Lt. Joseph Bogart, rests at his feet while he attends a news conference in Upper Senate Park, Washington, in September 2007. The event was held to urge Congress to pass a final version of the Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act. Newscom/FILE
Los Angeles International Airport police officers Kendra Williams (l.), Sunny (c.), and J. Adrian (r.) tour the Tom Bradley International Terminal on Jan. 5 in Los Angeles, Calif. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has called for federal officials to mandate more body-imaging scanners and bomb-sniffing dogs at US airports. Damian Dovarganes/AP
A bomb-sniffing dog searches a vehicle entering the Marriott Hotel's compound in Jakarta, Indonesia, after the hotel reopened on July 29. Two luxury hotels in Jakarta, which were attacked by suicide bombers in early July, have reopened, staff said. Dadang Tri/Reuters
Canadian Inuit dogs pull a sled using a traditional harness in Iqaluit, Canada, on Feb. 4. Iqaluit is the venue for a G7 session on the global economy, with some representatives being brought into the 7,000-person city by dog sled. Rob Gillies/AP
A dog with the Venezuelan National Guard keeps watch over more than a ton of seized cocaine in Puerto Cabello in July. Edwin Montilva/Reuters
Darel, an ATF explosive detection dog, takes a rest after checking cars for explosives during a demonstration ahead of the Super Bowl in Miami, Fla. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives showed how the dogs can detect even minute amounts of bomb compounds. Alan Diaz/AP
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/24
In Pictures: Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
The US Supreme Court considers Wednesday whether the Florida Supreme Court was correct in making it harder for law enforcement to use dogs to discover illicit drugs in a home or vehicle.
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