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Meet the Amazing Amber!!

Koolies are exceptional there is no doubt about that, but when you’ve been written off by your owner and you’ve hit rock bottom waiting for a quick end to a short life only to have that life restored to you, that’s when a Koolie goes beyond exceptional and pulls out all the stops.

Meet Amber a Koolie who through no fault of her own became a rescue.

When she was given that all important second chance at the life she deserved she took it in both paws and ran and kept on running until she had transformed her sad abandoned former life into an extraordinary life serving her country in Afghanistan as part of a unique squad called the Explosives Detection Dogs Unit!

 

 

 

Amber was found wandering lost at a truck stop in central Victoria. As often happens she ended up with the local ranger heading for the pound. Now let's be blunt, these days if you are a working breed and find yourself at the mercy of the local council life can be very short. Many pounds across Australia don't have the time nor the resources to go to any great lengths in finding rescues a good home- you become another number for a short while and then....dust.

Fortunately for the short time Amber was with the ranger he was astute enough to realize here was a special dog and it would be criminal for her life to be snuffed out. So he went that little extra mile and gave that little extra effort to discover and contact Koolie Rescue who stepped in straight away driving many kilometres to collect her, guaranteeing her safety.

In her time with Koolie Rescue her medical needs were met (desexed, micro-chipped and inoculated), as well as assessed to discover where best to place her so her needs would be met. Being a typical Koolie Amber was very willing to please and keen to play and socialise, her favourite activity was a game of ball.

At this time Koolie Rescue had been approached by a representative from the Explosives Detection Dogs Unit based in Brisbane Queensland. They discussed the needs of the Australian Army for a smart, responsive, quick learning dog, which could handle a long day’s work in high heat and dust and still be agile and attentive to the job. “Sounded like a Koolie, could fill this job description very well”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amber was offered free of charge, as is Koolie Rescues policy, to the Army for consideration in their next training program.

As an ideal candidate, she duly travelled to Brisbane to commence training with the Australian Armed forces. She took to training with delight and relished the challenges, starting later than the other dogs selected, impressing her handler by finishing her education earlier than expected and meeting all his expectations.

It is with a feeling of great patriotism that Koolie rescue and Koolie Club of Australia continue to record Amber and her fellow Koolie patriot’s progress as they safely deliver our troops back home and continue to protect them when deployed abroad.

And all this from an unwanted, judged to be unworthy creature that was only good for death row and all it took was just a little effort and a call to Koolie Rescue. www.koolierescue.org  koolierescue@australian-koolies.info  03) 5486-5370

 

We are hoping to be able to post updates on Amber's career here in the future. Hopefully we will be able to follow her and other koolies following in her steps through their adventures.