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Members of the Rhino Dog Squad are no ordinary dogs. These canine crime-fighters have extraordinary skills that assist ranger teams to protect rhinos and other endangered wildlife. A huge amount of dedication and hard-work is needed to train the dogs. Training begins when the dogs are puppies and continues six days per week to ensure the dogs are able to perform to the best of their ability. The Rhino Dog Squad needs your help to train more dogs and rangers to fight the poaching crisis in Kenya.

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£15 could buy a dog leash and collar needed for patrols and training

£365 could pay for a month’s vehicle transport for the dog teams

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Watch our video to find out what is involved in training these heroic Bloodhounds and Belgian Malinois.

MEET DIEGO

Diego is a two-year-old Belgian Malinois from Ol Pejeta Conservancy. He’s a fantastic all-rounder with a triple role, meaning he can track scents, search through property and attack if necessary. He’s bold, strong and intelligent and a big deterrent to poachers.

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SKILLS

The dogs have an incredible skill-set and are trained in
one or more of the following roles:

Tracker dogs have an incredible sense of smell and can cover huge distances over difficult terrain. Handlers can find one footprint, obtain a scent and give it to the dog, which then follows the scent for 24-48 hours

Scent dogs can be trained to detect illegal substances such as rhino horn, guns or ammunition. They can be deployed at checkpoints or roadblocks and can search vehicles and property

Attack dogs are trained to bite and hold would-be or actual poachers, in order to disable the gun-holding arm so that handlers can safely apprehend and arrest suspects. These dogs protect handlers and are a good deterrent to illegal activity

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DID YOU KNOW?

Bloodhounds have around 300 million scent receptors in their nose (compared to only around 5 million in humans), meaning they have an amazing ability to track a scent over many miles. This combined with their stamina and persistence makes them an ideal breed for tracking intruders or suspected poachers.

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