When two-year-old labrador retriever Rizzo picks up the scent of survivors in a disaster zone, she barks excitedly to signal to rescuers to search the area. But if she sniffs out a corpse, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) search dog makes other behavioural responses...
The contingent, codenamed Operation Lionheart, returned to Singapore on Feb 18.
The canines were deployed to look for survivors in areas where the Turkish authorities believed there might be trapped victims. At some of these sites, locals claimed they heard relatives cry out for help. If the dogs were to get trapped in rubble, which has not happened before, the steps taken to rescue them would be no different from that for saving a person.
With temperatures dropping to minus 7 deg C at night, SCDF took steps to ensure the canines stayed warm in Turkey. He said: “They were very comfortable and could start working the day after arriving in Turkey. We were able to stretch their work and play time as a result.”They typically worked for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of rest. They completed up to three work cycles before taking a longer break lasting three to four hours.
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