Deemed too playful to be a drug-sniffing dog, Roger has become a hero in the aftermath of Taiwan’s earthquake
Roger the labrador failed police dog school because he was too playful and friendly. That same energy has helped him thrive as a search dog in the rescue efforts following Taiwan's deadly earthquake.Roger the Labrador retriever failed police dog academy because he was too playful and overly friendly. But that same energy has helped him thrive as a search dog in the rescue efforts following Taiwan’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake.
Roger was trained to look for survivors, his handler, Lee Hsin Hung, told reporters. But he ended up helping to find the body of one of the 13 people killed, a missing 21-year-old woman.