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28.07.2023 - 07:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
On a dry, dusty minefield in northern Iraq, mine detection dog Jota is hard at work.
The six-year-old Belgian Shepherd moves forwards purposefully in a straight line, nose pointed to the ground. Behind him, handler Beston Farhad keeps a tight leash, watching his dog’s every move. Then, he stops dead. He has found something.
Minutes later, Beston removes a VS-50 landmine from the ground in front of where Jota halted, carefully excavating it from the dirt before using the sides of the mine to move it until he can remove the detonator. The whole time, Jota sits patiently waiting. Beston briefly holds his hand in the air to signify the successful deactivation, before the pair continue along the minefield.
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Beston and Jota are one of nine man and dog duos working with Manchester-based charity Mines Advisory Group (MAG) in Kurdish Iraq. They have been working together for five years, and have a relationship that rivals that of best friends.
It takes around 15 months to train a dog - first in Bosnia, where all MAG’s mine detection dogs (MDDs) start learning the job together on a programme funded by Norwegian People’s Aid.
They then complete their schooling in the country where they will work so they can grow accustomed to its unique smells. Because of this, Jota, like all MDDs, will only answer to Norwegian commands - an unusual quirk on the torrid minefields of Iraq.
Since starting work on this minefield near the village of Sarbalkha in 2022, MAG has cleared 232 mines. They estimate they are only around 39 per cent of the way through clearance. The team doesn't keep track of how many mines each individual dog has uncovered - but
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