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SOUTH SUDAN / MINE ACTION ADVANCER SNIFFER DOGS
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / MINE ACTION ADVANCER SNIFFER DOGS
TRT: 03:04
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 MARCH, 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, Hero -the dog- running to Marshal, his handler
2. Various shots, dog and handler
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Marshal Nyoni, UNMAS Dog Handler:
“I call him my dog because there is a bond between me and him. And we work as a team and he saves my life. I save his life as well and we also save other people’s life as well. Explosive detection is quite a risky job.”
4. Various shots, Hero and Marshal searching exterior of vehicle
5. Med shot, Hero Searching interior of vehicle at drivers seat
6. Med shot, Hero outside car searching around vehicle
7. Various shots, Hero and Marshal working together
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Marshal Nyoni, UNMAS Dog Handler:
“The dog is trained that when he finds and explosive when he picks up the scent, then he will seat at the position where he finds the scent so that is what the dog has been doing. Also on the bags, even in the vehicles if there is some weapons the dogs just picks up the scent then he will seat right at that position to indicate that there is something, then I know that my dog has found something.”
9. Med shot, explosive substance being displayed
10. Med shot, dog being awarded and jumps out of the car
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Marshal Nyoni, UNMAS Dog Handler:
“When I am doing the search, when I finish, - we use the congs – what we call the congs – like a ball – it is a reward for the dog, and the dog has to like it before you train him for explosives – he has to like a certain kind of reward so that he becomes eager to work.”
12. Various shots, dog searching bags
13. Med shot, weapon found in bag and displayed where dog is seated
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Simon Lovell, UNMAS Operations Quality Assurance Office, South Sudan:
“Today what we have done is that we have gone through a basic car clearance where the dog has been looking for either weapons or explosives and also bags which they will encounter when they are actually in the POC (Protection of Civilian site) gate.”
15. Various shots, tracking shots through POC area
16. Med shot, Hero and Marshal leaving vehicle
17. Med shot, Hero looking on
18. Various shots, IDPs being searched as they walk through the gate
19. Wide shot, dog at gate
20. Close up, Sack of Charcoal being carried aside
21. Various shots, dog searching bags on ground
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Marshal Nyoni, UNMAS Dog Handler:
“Here we are searching baggage and when the dog finds something, he will indicate by seating and then I will know there is something in that package or that bag. So I will know that there is something in that package or bag, so that is actually what we are doing at this search point.”
23. Wide shot, more of search as people take their bags away
This is Hero, and this is Hero’s team-mate, Marshal. They are best of friends, and they look out for each other as they get on with their day to day tasks, which mainly involve explosive detection.
Hero arrived in South Sudan in early February, to join Marshal who arrived a few days prior.
SOUNDBITE (English) Marshal Nyoni, UNMAS Dog Handler:
“I call him my dog because there is a bond between me and him. And we work as a team and he saves my life. I save his life as well and we also save other people’s life as well. Explosive detection is quite a risky job.”
Hero is among eight Explosive Detection Dogs (EDD) who arrived in South Sudan to help assist in securing Protection of Civilian sites in various United Nations locations which opened their gates to tens of thousands civilians seeking protection.
The dogs, mostly spaniels, are trained to detect explosives, and they also search for ammunition.
SOUNDBITE (English) Marshal Nyoni, UNMAS Dog Handler:
“The dog is trained that when he finds and explosive when he picks up the scent, then he will seat at the position where he finds the scent so that is what the dog has been doing. Also on the bags, even in the vehicles if there is some weapons the dogs just picks up the scent then he will seat right at that position to indicate that there is something, then I know that my dog has found something.”
The Explosive Detection Dogs were paired with their handlers and conducted training over a ten day period before formal accreditation on the 15 February.
SOUNDBITE (English) Marshal Nyoni, UNMAS Dog Handler:
“When I am doing the search, when I finish, - we use the congs – what we call the congs – like a ball – it is a reward for the dog, and the dog has to like it before you train him for explosives – he has to like a certain kind of reward so that he becomes eager to work.”
UNMAS is using the dogs to support the United Nations Police (UNPOL) and United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) to improve the safety and security of those living and working in protection of civilian areas in UNMISS Juba.
SOUNDBITE (English) Simon Lovell, UNMAS Operations Quality Assurance Office, South Sudan:
“Today what we have done is that we have gone through a basic car clearance where the dog has been looking for either weapons or explosives and also bags which they will encounter when they are actually in the POC (Protection of Civilian site) gate.”
A typical search day for Hero and Marshal and seven other Explosive Detection Dogs and their handlers, would involve searches at POC gates and spontaneous searches through the POC sites where the displaced civilians live.
SOUNDBITE (English) Marshal Nyoni, UNMAS Dog Handler:
“Here we are searching baggage and when the dog finds something, he will indicate by seating and then I will know there is something in that package or that bag. So I will know that there is something in that package or bag, so that is actually what we are doing at this search point.”
The EDDs are a small part of the work UNMAS does. UNMAS continues to do route assessments, battle area clearance using both manual and mechanical assets but the EDDs are perfect for the POC locations.
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