Land Mine Detection Dog

"Texas"

texasNAME: Texas
DOB:born in the Netherlands Jan. 17, 2009
BREED: Belgian Malinois, male
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SPONSORS: The Woodlands High School, TX
WORKING IN: Still training
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FUN FACTS:
Texas arrived at the training academy in Somerset, TX in May, 2010, and after a couple of weeks of acclimating to the warmer temperature, atmosphere and training facility, he began training. Tornado will learn about explosive odors, how to work the minefield grid and complete obedience training.



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