hero

we all need heroes; we need that shining example to look up to and for that hero to inspire us to acts of greatness.
the following tale is of a hero, a hero that has to remain anonymous so that they can continue their good deeds and in order to thwart the criminals who have sworn to kill our hero. the hero’s name is not known, he can’t be named because of the threats of the drug lords. not even his breed can be known.
his breed?
yes our hero is a dog.
he could be a collie, a spaniel or a labrador (apparently the dog drug patrol work in teams of six and a mix of 3 breeds). what we do know is that the dog has been remarkably successful in sniffing out drugs in a manchester prison, stopping anyone trying to smuggle drugs into the facility. so much so the dog was relieved of duty for a few days to be re-tested to ensure there was nothing funny going on (perhaps he was eating performance enhancing chum?)
however “he was found to be 100 per cent accurate on every test." good dog!
at one point there was a 30% drug use in the prison now it is down to 16% and this is attributed to the dog with the golden nose!
this success has meant there is an underworld contract out on the dog – all we can hope is the cunning canine manages to stay ahead of the crims and keeps its nose clean and keeps up the good work. for the story go here & here.

but heroic dogs are not new – oh no.
for some of us we have grown up with the heroic dog who has led by their example. which dogs am i talking about – well how about krypto, how about bat-hound. now they are true heroes. but they were not alone. in the moments we sing praise of an unknown drug sniffing dog let us not forget the space canine patrol who featured such heroes as mammoth mutt, tail terrier, chameleon collie, hot dog, tusky husky, bull dog and paw pooch! these canine heroes kept us safe.

they along with the unknown derring do dog of strangeways prison make sure that ruff justice is served to those who deserve it.

(this one is for jim and paul - nuff said)