The Dog Officially Starts Duty After Removing the 'Trainee' Tag... China’s First 'Corgi' Police Dog

'Puja-i' Transition from Trainee Police Dog to Certified Police Dog

China's first officially recognized Corgi police dog has been born.

According to the Chinese state-run English newspaper Global Times on the 12th, the Weifang Public Security Bureau in Shandong Province, eastern China, recently reported that the Corgi police dog 'Fuzai (福仔)' passed the test, removed the 'probationary police dog' label, and began official duties.

China's first Corgi police dog, Pujai. Photo captured from Baidu. [Photo by Yonhap News]

Under the guidance of its trainer, Fuzai successfully completed evaluations on obedience, luggage and vehicle searches, and obstacle detection. Fuzai was revealed to the public during the police camp open day event held last March and gained popularity on social media platforms. Its cute short legs and smiling face changed the existing image of police dogs, attracting attention.

At the time of the reveal, Wang Yanan, head of the police dog base at the Chang Le County Public Security Bureau in Weifang City, said, "Corgis can use their short legs to search under cars and enter narrow spaces inside rooms." This is something slender medium and large police dogs find difficult to do.

The current main breeds at the police dog base are Shepherds, Malinois, Rottweilers, Springer Spaniels, and Labradors. Police dogs assist in missions such as counter-terrorism, emergency response, and criminal investigations.

Meanwhile, police dogs have efficiently and effectively performed tasks that humans cannot in various fields both domestically and internationally. In August, the Police Talent Development Institute signed a memorandum of understanding on police dog development with the Mongolian Border Protection Agency at the Ulaanbaatar Border Protection Headquarters in Mongolia. The core of the agreement is to share police dog utilization techniques between the two countries and to activate mutual exchange by establishing regular police dog training courses.