'Retired Drug Detection Dogs' Offered for Private Adoption... 23 Retrievers and Others

Retired drug detection dog 'Clyde (Retriever)' included in the private sale target. Provided by Korea Customs Service Customs Border Management Training Institute

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Customs Service is looking for new owners to share the second chapter of life with retired drug detection dogs.

The Customs Border Management Training Institute announced on the 27th that it will be placing 23 retired drug detection dogs into private homes from the 27th until next month 8th.

The placement is being promoted to support the second chapter of life for dogs that have retired after serving as drug detection dogs at customs sites in airports and ports nationwide, or those that were eliminated during the detection dog training process.

The dogs available for placement include 20 Labrador Retrievers and 3 Springer Spaniels. Their ages range from 1 to 9 years old, and all have received basic training.

Applications can be made by individuals or groups such as schools. The institute also conducts socialization training programs for the target breeds to help the dogs smoothly adapt to their new living environments.

Placement applications can be checked by referring to the announcement posted on the Korea Customs Service and the Training Institute websites.

After receiving applications, the institute will decide the final adopters through document screening, interviews with applicants, and on-site inspections of living environments.

Jo Eun-jung, the head of the Training Institute, said, “We hope many citizens participate in the placement and have the fortune of becoming companions to these drug detection dogs.”