Why? ............Simply put, German Shepherd Dogs are critical to saving lives and easing the scourge of land mines. Though no one solution exists for the global land mine epidemic, mine detection dog teams are today the most efficient and effective tool for detecting land mines in a majority of affected countries.

Every 30 minutes, of every day, someone finds a land mine or unexploded weapon by accident and either loses their life, or suffers horrific injuries.  Over 90% are innocent civilians. One third are children.  On average it takes 12 hours for the casualty to receive any treatment.
Land mines also severely impede and disrupt development in poor countries struggling to recover from conflict. In this way land mines indirectly affect millions of people. 

Unfortunately, these hidden killers stay active long after the conflict in affected areas are over. They affect the innocent with terrifying regularity. Traditional demining techniques utilizing metal detectors and probes have only scratched the surface of the problem. The good news is that the integration of dogs with machines and manual techniques accelerates the pace of mine clearance operations. 

Approximately 700 mine detection dogs now "sniff out" land mines in 23 countries around the world. Yet, with over 60 mine affected countries, more than two new land mine victims every hour, and millions of acres of contaminated land, there is much work to be done, and a great need for more highly trained dog teams!

Learn more about the dogs:

GSD Suzi.

The Training.

An insight into the work.

Sniffing out Death in Afghanistan

GSD Helpline have chosen to fund the care and training of our breed working as part of a Dog team in Afghanistan, with the largest and longest running humanitarian mine detection dog program operating with over 250 dogs.
This is not a political organisation, it is an NGO focusing on the humanitarian relief effort in Afghanistan.
You can help us raise funds for these courageous and cleaver dogs by buying one of our limited edition MUST HAVE  mugs.................. This is about SO much more than just buying a mug! This is about promoting our breed as an International Working Dog.
Every day that you use it will be a reminder that our breed is helping save lives, and that you have helped in some small way to achieve this.

The mugs are £5 each + 60p P&P and come securely boxed. Every penny of profit is donated towards the training/care of these working dogs.

A very special "Thanks" has to be given to 'Petcode' for all their assistance in helping us achieve these aims.

And also to 'Fardog Art' who provided the mug design free of charge.

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Cheques can be made payable to "GSDHelpline."

Payment can also be made online by clicking on the  Paypal icon below.
 
 

 



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