ANAMIKA, 22, stood in a queue with other women before she was 'chosen for life' by Charlie. The handsome boy came up to her, sniffed, nodded and that was it-he was hers for life.
Charlie is no ordinary boy from the block. He is a four-month-old dog, a Belgian Malinois aka Belgian Shepherd at that, and Anamika is among the first lot of eight women being trained as dog handlers at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police's (ITBP) National Training Centre for Dogs and Animals in Haryana.
"I found dogs doing work like bomb detection and tracking interesting. [That is when] I decided to become a dog handler," said Anamika. "Charlie is bonded with me for life."
An armed forces security dog bonds for life with its handler. Both train together, eat together, spend time together and are even transferred together. It is so much a bond nurtured and perfected over time and training that once on active duty the dogs will only listen to their own handler's commands even while being around other dog handlers and sounds.
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