Taiwan Earthquake: Roger, a very playful dog who failed the police academy, becomes the star of the earthquake response

Taipei, Taiwan CNN –

A Labrador retriever who failed to become a drug-sniffing dog because he was overly friendly and playful has won hearts across Taiwan for his scouting work in the wake of last week's 7.4-magnitude earthquake.

Rescue dogs play a crucial role in helping to locate stranded people and bodies, and Taiwanese authorities quickly deployed teams of capable dogs after last Wednesday's deadly earthquake.

The quake that struck the island's rugged eastern coast, the strongest in Taiwan in 25 years, triggered deadly landslides in a scenic national park and caused several buildings to partially collapse.

Roger, 8, was among the dogs that were turned on to help locate the body of one of the 13 people killed in the quake, according to authorities and local media.

He and his deputies ventured onto the badly damaged Shakadang Road in Taroko National Park and found the body of a missing 21-year-old woman, according to Taiwan's official Central News Agency (CNA).

While other dogs have also played similar roles and been featured in the media, Roger has captured the imagination of the island – partly due to his backstory of initial career failure.

Roger was born in a training center for drug-sniffing dogs. But his love of fun, food and people got the better of him, distracting from his ability to pay attention and respond to his trainers' commands, CNA reported.

As a result, Roger failed to become a narcotics detective.

But his lively personality and intelligence made him a much better candidate to be a rescue dog, which was the career chosen for him next.

This enthusiasm was on full display during a media interview with his coach when Roger, tail wagging, lunged toward a reporter's microphone.

Chen Chieh-san, commander of the Kaohsiung Fire Department's rescue dog unit, told reporters that Roger was transferred to the rescue training school when he was one year old.

“I'm not saying he wasn't good or that he didn't get along with others. But the requirement for drug detection dogs is that they should not be restless and very independent,” Chen said.

“But (those qualities) are what we want in rescue dogs.”

Dogs have provided some much-needed social media relief in Taiwan in the wake of the earthquake.

“Keep it up you little heroes and champions,” one person wrote. Another said: “Roger is the pride of Taiwan.”

Roger is now an earthquake veteran. He participated in seven operations during his career, including a first mission following a deadly 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the same region in 2018, CNA said.

According to the Kaohsiung city government, Roger was certified by the International Rescue Dog Organization in 2022, an accolade the last Taiwanese rescue dog received in 2019.

But retirement is on the horizon for Roger, as the Kaohsiung Fire Department sends the rescue dogs to a suitable home once they reach the age of nine, Central News reported, citing Chen.

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