By and large, the war never ends for the sappers. Human prudence has a short lifespan. It's a fact that as soon as the trail of deadly discoveries from one formidable battle dissipates, new man-made conflagrations emerge. Once again, bombs, artillery shells, and mines are unleashed. Thousands upon thousands of deadly "thorns" remain buried in the ground. By the way, if people had suddenly decided not to fight once and for all, the sappers would still have plenty of work to do for many decades to come. First of all, because humans have created so many deadly traps for their own kind. Secondly, removing mines and other explosive devices is a very meticulous and precise task that requires careful attention and precision. Anyone who encounters such work lives and acts as if in a different dimension, where sensations and feelings change by orders of magnitude. In this special world, our smaller brothers are unrivaled aces and indispensable assistants. For your information, dogs have a 48-fold better sense of smell and a 16-fold better sense of hearing than humans. So why not involve our four-legged friends in the battle lines? Moreover, they themselves are willing to take on a special, dangerous service, which can be described as a sapper's job without exaggeration: a treat is provided for any discovery. However, they probably prefer to look their best in front of their owner, the dog handler. A few minutes ago, before freezing in front of the camera lens, the "shaggy sapper" (on the cover of the magazine) became alert at the command of his leader, bent down to the ground, and rushed forward with sharp movements. After a few meters, he stopped in place. He carefully sniffed the ground, as if testing himself, and sat down with his tongue hanging out. As expected, he faced the dangerous discovery. However, this time it was a training exercise, which does not diminish the achievements of our heroes. In their spare time, as we have noticed, the four-legged soldiers from t ... Читать далее