CIDC’s Canine Countermine division provides mine detection dog (MDD) programs in the Balkans.  These programs have served NGO demining organizations, Civil Protection authorities, national Mine Action Centres, NATO and other military operations, as well as CIDC’s own mine clearance operations.         

Canine Countermine operates an extensive training facility near Trebinje in Bosnia-Herzegovina that includes extensive mock minefields with actual (defused) landmines buried in the ground.  This replicates actual minefield conditions, and when combined with the most stringent and sophisticated testing and accreditation standards applied by independent regional mine-action regulatory authorities, CIDC is assured of graduating the highest quality MDD teams once training and accreditation has been completed.  To date, graduated teams of dogs and handlers have been deployed in Bosnia, Croatia, Cyprus and FYR Macedonia.  This is also an excellent training area for IED Dogs. These dogs could be used in conflicts all over the world, especially because of the location.         

In operation, CIDC’s MDD teams are often used to define the perimeters of minefields or to perform final quality control checks before certifying land is safe for use after it has been cleared mechanically or manually.         

For further information on the availability of MDD teams you can contact,  Head Instructor, Trebinje –  Aristid Galanos +387 66 714 952 or ari@paleol.net    

http://www.cidck9trainingcenter.com 

CIDC, Sydney Nova Scotia – 1902 539 2802  cidc@cidc.ws        Bosnia  +387 65 583 253   mdd@lol.ba         

Lecture and Classroom

Pool for dogs to cool off after working and conditioning

Kennel area for dogs

Training area with over 350 training boxes and buried mines

Searching lane and found mine

Trainer and Handler of MDD dog

Head Instructor Ari with Mdd dog Archie - Bih Army

Archie in training boxes

        

Smaller Flail to clear around houses and bushes

Large Flail to clear open fields

Republic of Srpska doing monthly maintenance

Federation of BiH doing monthly maintenance

Transportation for MDD dogs