Philippines trains pet dogs for search and rescue


A trainer guides a dog during a search-and-rescue programme at a suburb outside the Philippine capital Manila. - AFP

MANILA: With her owner holding her leash, Philippine pooch Hazel sniffs through rubble in a simulated search for survivors of a major earthquake in the capital Manila.

Hazel is taking part in a programme training pet dogs and their owners in search and rescue so they can be deployed in the aftermath of a disaster.

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