[Animals] Mexico receives a German shepherd puppy donated by Türkiye after the earthquake

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Few resist the charm of a puppy. And if we add that his future is to rescue people when an accident occurs, his po[CENSORED]rity is assured. Mexico and Turkey have inaugurated this Tuesday what can be called canine diplomacy or dog diplomacy, with the arrival in the North American country of a German shepherd puppy donated by the Turkish Government. The brown dog with big eyes that can melt any dog lover lands in Mexican territory to take the place of Proteo, a rescue canine who died while doing his job searching for survivors after the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria and left more than 50,000 dead. The Mexican authorities have initiated a consultation to decide the name of the puppy, who must demonstrate enough cunning during the training sessions to which officials from the Defense Secretariat will submit him to verify that he is up to his famous predecessor.

The mutt has been received with honors upon landing in Mexico. The staging is worthy of Mexicans, passionate about the work of these animals that have rescued many lives after the earthquakes that from time to time hit the country, leaving a trail of death and destruction. A smiling official showed the puppy this morning, who looked clueless in the face of so much quilombo. Behind the officer and the dog, the authorities of the Army and the Air Force mounted a huge shield, on which a “Welcome home” was read in large letters. Another finicky message greeted those present at the event: "A hero leaves, but another follows his legacy." And, of course, an image of the deceased Proteus that fades to make way for the heir to his efforts.

The next step after the puppy's arrival in Mexico is to find a suitable name for it. The Ministry of Defense has started a consultation on Facebook, which ends tonight, at 9:00 p.m. People have to decide between Proteus II or the Turkish names Arkadas, which means friend, or Yardim, help, in Turkish. The post had more than 12,000 interactions as of Tuesday morning.

 

 

Mexico has shown solidarity with countries that have suffered disasters such as the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The North American nation always sends specialized personnel to deal with rescue efforts after an earthquake, which includes specially trained dogs to find possible survivors among the rubble. That was the work entrusted to Proteo, who, according to the Defense authorities, managed to find two people alive. The nine-year-old dog died in Turkey of exhaustion after exhausting hours of work amid rubble and harsh conditions in the dead of winter. The corpse of the mutt was sent to Mexico, where the Army received it with a moving ceremony: the coffin was carried by four soldiers, while other officers and rescue workers showed their respect. There were, of course, other dogs, companions of the deceased.

Rescue dogs are very loved in Mexico. After the terrible earthquake of 2017 that destroyed large areas of the capital and left dozens dead, Mexicans surrendered to Frida, a beautiful Labrador retriever who captured national attention after seeing how she enthusiastically helped to search for people among the rubble. Throughout her life, Frida helped save 12 people and recover more than 40 bodies. The dog passed away last November, causing shock in a country still suffering from the traumas of that devastating earthquake.

Thus, the enormous weight of the canine heroes who are part of a kind of Mexican Olympus falls on the fragile anatomy of the German shepherd puppy that landed in Mexico this Tuesday. Now he will undergo intense training in which he must show that he is at the level of the mongrels that preceded him, although hopefully it will not be necessary to put it into practice.

 

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