dog is officially retiring after a career responding to more than 300 incidents across Scotland over 55 ‘dog years’. Springer Spaniel Diesel has officially hung up his protective boots and doggles after helping protect communities for eight year – or 55 ‘dog years’.
Diesel helped locate casualties in dangerous situations after joining the United Kingdom International Search and Rescue team in 2012 and then the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2015.
The clever canine was trained to use his powerful nose to move quickly through collapsed buildings or across wide areas of land to detect the live scent of an injured or trapped survivor.Diesel also won an "Animal of the Year" award in October, 2018 at the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
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