Ukrainian border guards studied the experience of canine work in Spain

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04 of December 2021 08:00

From November 22 to 26, a training visit of cynologists of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine to the Dog Training Center of the Civil Guard of the Kingdom of Spain took place.

The purpose of the visit was to get acquainted with the infrastructure of the raining center, methods of canine teams and their use in the fight against illegal movement of weapons, ammunition and explosives.

During the visit, the delegation of the Border Guard of Ukraine was acquainted with the procedure for use by the Civil Guard of dog handlers and service dogs during service at sea, air and road BCPs, as well as with the use of dogs in border protection outside BCPs.

Considerable attention was paid to the issues of direct training of canine teams in accordance with national standards and international practice, selection of candidates for the training of future cynologists, as well as selection of dogs.

The result of the visit is a preliminary agreement to conduct training courses under the auspices of the OSCE by Spanish dog handlers, who are certified FRONTEX experts, as well as to provide the necessary consultations to Ukrainian colleagues on the development of the cynological component. The courses are planned for 2022-2023 for teachers and dog trainers of the State Border Guard Service and the State Customs Service of Ukraine on the basis of the Dog Training Center of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

It should be noted that the visit took place within the framework of the joint international technical assistance project with the OSCE “Support to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in Preventing and Combating Illicit Trafficking in Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives”, in which representatives of the State Customs Service also took part. Of Ukraine.

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