HERODOGS FOR ADOPTION
Meet Kim
Kim is a determined and diligent dog deployed in Preah Vihear, Cambodia. He is renowned for his unwavering tenacity, sharp focus, and steadfast loyalty during fieldwork.
Meet Khai
Khai, also known as Khaeshad, is a Belgian Shepherd with a nose for landmines and unexploded remnants of war. He’s always happy and playful and enjoys lazing in the sun after a hard day’s work.
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Help contribute to vital mine clearance and tuberculosis detection. Donate monthly, yearly, or one single time.
MAKE A DONATION
Help contribute to vital mine clearance and tuberculosis detection. Donate monthly, yearly, or one single time.
SURVEYING LAND
A single Technical Survey Dog (aka HeroDOG) can effectively survey an area of up to 2000 m2 per day across challenging terrain with vegetation. Sniffing out the chemical compounds of explosive found in landmines and other explosives they ignore scrap metal making them much faster at surveying hazardous areas than metal detectors.
HERODOGS IN ACTION
75+
HeroDOGs in Operations
5
Countries
1,325+
Landmines and other explosives found
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
From 12-week-old puppies through to adulthood, our HeroDOGs follow a strict training program to ensure they become experts in surveying minefields to confirm the presence of landmines and other explosives. Socialisation, play, and reward-based training play a vital role in making them field-ready.
STORIES: CHARYA
“When I was playing in my fathers fields I climbed a tree to hide from my brother. When I looked down I saw a strange metal thing sticking up from the roots…”
