German shepherd injured in Ukraine gets new start with Hungarian police
A German shepherd that was injured during a rocket attack in northeastern Ukraine is now training with the police department in Hungary's capital
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After a rocket attack in eastern Ukraine, half of Rambo's face was mangled and bloody. Shrapnel had ravaged the right side of his head, and it was uncertain if he would survive.
The 3-year-old German shepherd, who had accompanied Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of the war, received emergency surgery that saved his life. Now, Rambo is training with the Budapest police department in neighboring Hungary and serving as a reminder that dogs — and people — with disabilities can do great things.
Recovered from his brush with death in northeastern Ukraine's Kharkiv province, Rambo is learning how to interact with children, older adults and disabled people at police demonstrations and rehabilitation institutions, according to Lt. Col. Maria Stein with the Budapest Metropolitan Police.
Demonstrating the tasks performed by canine units is part of the department's crime prevention program, with a goal of teaching young people to be more tolerant and to respect one another's differences, Stein said.
