A five-year-old spaniel, called Molly, lead the way in a five-day blitz by troops of 4 Scots, The Highlanders, into one of the most dangerous parts of Helmand province in Afghanistan .
Molly was recruited to sniff out booby trap bombs, which are the biggest killer of coalition troops, ahead of soldiers as they moved into the infamous Loy Check region of Helmand, an area notorious for heroin production and Taliban activity.
Dog handler Private Charlotte Cook, 21, said: "As you can imagine, Molly, like the rest of us, struggles with the heat but she's a great dog and has been patrolling and searching a lot.
The only problem with her on operations like this is she's a bit of water baby and loves to have a swim but when she's cooled off, she's ready to get on with the job. Everyone gets to know Molly and trusts her instinct. She's a great dog."
Spaniel leads Scottish soldiers in blitz on Taliban strongholds
Tue, 17 May 2011
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