When Crash passed his protection dog test in October last year at just under two years old, he and his service dog handler Gilles had already been through an intensive and not always easy training period.
In a short space of time, Crash had to learn everything he needed to support his colleagues in a wide variety of situations from the ground up.
He proved that he was capable of doing this during his certification as a service dog.
However, the team couldn't rest for long after that, as his training as a narcotics detection dog began immediately afterwards.
After a few ups and downs and numerous training sessions, he then took the examination to become a narcotics detection dog in September 2024. He passed the test by finding all seven hidden preparations. During the test, these were distributed across an apartment with several rooms, various vehicles and an "earth facility" (underground hiding place).
Here, Crash was able to apply the skills he had learned and show that he was ready for his first real-life missions.
Just one week later, Crash was called upon to support a large-scale search operation. Here, he was able to track down a large quantity of marijuana weighing almost 13 kilograms.
However, the training does not end there, because service dogs, like all other emergency services, must continue to train permanently in order to meet the requirements of the service and maintain their operational capability.