Meet Vida and Sophie, army dogs have been awarded with the Chief of Army Staff ‘Commendation Cards’.

Sophie of Special Frontier Force (Bomb Disposal Squad), on the other hand, is an explosive detection dog that sniffed out the presence of initiator/accelerant which could have been hastily used to fabricate an IED, thereby saving lives.
He lauded the Indian Army dogs Vida, a Labrador retriever, and a cocker spaniels Sophie who were earlier this month were awarded the Chief of Army Staff ‘Commendation Cards’ on the 74th Independence Day.
Vida an army dog unit located in Northern Command was instrumental in detection of five mines and one grenade buried underground thus preventing any casualties/injuries to own troops.
Sophie of the Special Frontier Force (Bomb Disposal Squad) (left) and Vida of an army dog unit located in Northern Command (right) have been awarded with the Chief of Army Staff ‘Commendation Cards’.