Dog That Flunked Out of Police Academy Becomes a Hero in Taiwan’s Earthquake Response

[Michie]

To be a drug-sniffing dog you have to be impassionate, which is exactly what this golden retriever was not.

Though Roger flunked out of the Kaohsiung City police academy in Taiwan, his career in public service was not over, and has now captured the hearts of his people with his rescue efforts during Taiwan’s recent earthquake.

Striking the northern part of the island with a magnitude of 7.4, it caused a landslide in a popular national park that destroyed several buildings and claimed a dozen victims.

8-year-old Roger was quickly deployed to the area, where his exuberance and independent streak put him in good stead for locating the body of a 21-year-old victim who hadn’t been found.

Whether Chen Chih-san, captain of the rescue dog unit of the Kaohsiung Fire Department has other dogs that assisted in the rescue efforts, it was only Roger who captured the island nation’s hearts because of his earlier career setback and subsequent redemption arc.

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Dog That Flunked Out of Police Academy Becomes a Hero in Taiwan's Earthquake Response

To be a drug-sniffing dog you have to be impassionate, which is exactly what Roger the golden retriever was not.

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[AlexB23]

To be a drug-sniffing dog you have to be impassionate, which is exactly what this golden retriever was not.

Though Roger flunked out of the Kaohsiung City police academy in Taiwan, his career in public service was not over, and has now captured the hearts of his people with his rescue efforts during Taiwan’s recent earthquake.

Striking the northern part of the island with a magnitude of 7.4, it caused a landslide in a popular national park that destroyed several buildings and claimed a dozen victims.

8-year-old Roger was quickly deployed to the area, where his exuberance and independent streak put him in good stead for locating the body of a 21-year-old victim who hadn’t been found.

Whether Chen Chih-san, captain of the rescue dog unit of the Kaohsiung Fire Department has other dogs that assisted in the rescue efforts, it was only Roger who captured the island nation’s hearts because of his earlier career setback and subsequent redemption arc.

Continued below.

Dog That Flunked Out of Police Academy Becomes a Hero in Taiwan's Earthquake Response

To be a drug-sniffing dog you have to be impassionate, which is exactly what Roger the golden retriever was not.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

Aww, this is so wholesome. Dogs have been used a lot in rescue missions, as a dog's sense of smell is 10,000x better compared to humans.