MIA Army Dog Found Over 1 Year Later

clipped from www.abc.net.au Handler never gave up on lost army dog The handler of an army-trained labrador that went missing for more than a year says he never gave up hope for the lost dog. The black Labrador called Sabi went missing in action in southern Afghanistan, during the battle in which the SAS trooper Mark Donaldson won the Victoria Cross. Now Sabi has been reunited with her Australian unit. The Australian Defence Force says an American soldier spotted the dog last week. The 10-year-old female was trained to detect explosives like the roadside bombs used extensively by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. This was the dog's second tour of duty. Soldier spots dog He says the dog was recovered by a US soldier who can only be identified as John. The soldier was aware the Australians were missing an explosive detector dog. He says the soldier reportedly gave it some commands it understood. "When she did come back we were all overjoyed with what happened," he said.