The Canadian Landmine Foundation's first 2 dogs, Fanny and Alex graduated in June 2002 from Mine Detection School in southern Bosnia, and have begun work under the direction of NATO's Stabilization force. Bred in Hungary, these 3 year old German Shepherd Dogs have undergone 6 months of training with their handlers in obedience, retrieval, scent detection and search patterns under the expert direction and support of the Canadian International Demining Corps (CIDC).

• Mine Detection Dogs are trained to recognize the smell of landmines and their explosive contents
• Mine Detection Dogs detect nonmetallic or plastic encased mines
• Mine Detection Dogs detect mines in areas where the soil has high metal content and where metal detectors are less effective or deficient
• Mine Detection Dogs can work in areas inaccessible to heavy machinery
• Mine Detection Dogs save lives.