Hero labrador sniffs out survivor in Taiwan quake wreckage

In this picture taken on February 8, 2018, earthquake search and rescue dog trainers (Second, left to right) Chou Tsung-chi (with dog Hsiao Chiang), Lin You-zhun (with dog Tuei Tuei); Li Chun-sheng (with dog Tie Hsiung) and their colleague and dog (left - name unavailable) pose for a photo in the Taiwanese city of Hualien. -AFP

HUALIEN: A rookie golden labrador on his first ever mission has won praise for helping Taiwanese search and rescue workers find two people trapped in a severely damaged building following a deadly earthquake.

Four-year-old Tie Hsiung, whose name translates to “Iron Hero”, braved dangerous aftershocks on his first field test to search for survivors after a 6.4-magnitude quake struck the popular eastern tourist city of Hualien on Tuesday, killing 10 people.