Mexico’s National Guard Debuts Tiny Chihuahua Recruit
Officials said the 13-month-old Chihuahua is being trained for search-and-rescue work and community outreach while helping soften the force’s image.
- The Mexico National Guard is training Comando, a 13-month-old Chihuahua standing 21 centimetres tall, for search-and-rescue work. The diminutive dog represents an unusual recruit for a force dominated by traditional working breeds.
- Officials adopted Comando six months ago in the state of Chihuahua after his elderly owners could no longer care for him. He remains an outlier in a canine force of about 350 dogs.
- During training in Mexico City last week, the 7-kilogram dog scampered up stairs and over obstacles while a larger canine named Roko observed. Outfitted with a tactical vest, goggles, and head-mounted camera, Comando demonstrated agility.
- Lieutenant Debora Hernandez said Comando challenges the stereotype that only large dogs can serve in the National Guard, which is under Army control. His presence reminds people "beneath the uniform, we are human beings."
- Following his appearance in Mexico's Independence Day parade, Comando has inspired his own animated likeness and a growing crop of memes on social media. Beyond active service, he appears at civic ceremonies and school events.
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Actually, the Chihuahua «Comando» came to the army because his owners could no longer provide for him. Now he trains for a possible career as a search dog. He is not the first of his breed in uniform.
As a new member of the National Guard of Mexico, a puppy of chihuahua has been recruited and given a gear. This tiny dog is called Commando. It has been reported to Reuters. Despite its very small size, the Team has a large and important role to play.
Commando is a 13-month-old puppy who won't just be a morale booster: he's being trained for search and rescue operations in Mexico The post Mexico: Meet Commando, the smallest recruit in the National Guard appeared first on in.gr.
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MEXICO CITY, Sept 29 - Comando may be tiny, but Mexico's National Guard is giving him a very big role.
Commando may be tiny, but the Mexican National Guard is planning a big role for him. Wearing tiny sunglasses, a custom-made camouflage combat vest, and even a helmet with a camera attached to it, Commando, a 15-pound Chihuahua, is the force's most unusual and arguably smallest recruit. According to officers, the 13-month-old pup won't just be a morale booster: He's being trained for search-and-rescue operations. Training alongside bigger dogs Th…
With sunglasses, a combat vest and a camera on his helmet, he is training for search and rescue missions.
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