Taiwan inaugurates UN-level test for search-and-rescue dogs
Taiwan inaugurates UN-level test for search-and-rescue dogs
2025-11-25
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim on Tuesday attended the inauguration ceremony of international-level Mission Readiness Test, or MRT for search-and-rescue dogs at the National Fire Agency Training Center in Nantou. A dog that passes the MRT can operate at the UN level, which usually takes two to three years of attentive training. Though Hsiao is more of a cat person, she still delighted in playing with one of the dogs.
A trainer takes a search-and-rescue dog onstage. This is the inauguration of Taiwan’s national Mission Readiness Test, or MRT. The dogs remain calm onstage even with an audience.
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim holds a chicken drumstick-shaped toy, which immediately made a dog light up.
Hsiao orders the dog to sit down. She rewards it with the toy.
Hsiao Bi-khim
Vice President
Everyone thinks I’m a cat person, but 20 years ago when I was a lawmaker, I helped establish a platform for adopting retired military dogs. Each of the 20 search-and rescue dogs featured today has their own story and honor. They’ve participated in various search-and-rescue missions and fully embody the spirit of “Taiwan can help.”
The vice president may prefer cats, but she’s generous in praising the canine heroes. Over the years, they’ve helped find survivors among rubble after an earthquake. It’s also not easy for a dog to become certified on an international level. Training usually takes two to three years.
Kao Chien-tai
Nat’l Fire Dept. search-and-rescue team
Training a dog is like raiding a toddler. You must stay attentive at all times. You must also accompany the dog throughout training. For a dog trained by me, it takes around two to three years before it could take part in a certification exam at this level.
The firefighter says training a dog for search-and-rescue missions requires him to be as attentive as he would a toddler. But without a common language, it likely takes even more.
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"貓派"蕭美琴赴南投消防署 關心搜救犬訓練
2025-11-25
台灣搜救犬參與國內外，大大小小救援行動，屬於貓派的副總統蕭美琴，也很關心搜救犬，週二到南投消防署訓練中心，參加MRT搜救犬救援能力認證開幕活動，特地帶來了雞腿造型的玩具，送給準備參加認證的搜救犬。
搜救隊領犬員帶著搜救犬，來參加MRT搜救犬，救援能力認證開幕活動，有的狗狗上台還乖乖坐定，面對台下觀眾。
副總統蕭美琴，特地準備雞腿造型的玩具，搜救犬看到雞腿眼睛一亮，差點撲到蕭美琴身上。
搜救犬乖乖聽從指令坐下後，順利拿到雞腿大啃特啃。
[[副總統 蕭美琴]]
“雖然大家都說我是貓派，但是我在20年前，擔任立法委員期間，也曾經努力促成，軍犬退役後的認養制度。20隻的搜救犬，每一隻都有自己的故事以及榮耀，參與各地的救援工作，充分發揮Taiwan can help的精神。”
貓派蕭美琴，肯定搜救犬優秀的搜救能人，在地震過後瓦礫堆中找到生還者。其實訓練搜救犬並不簡單，要訓練到能通過國際認可的MRT認證，少說也要兩三年時間。
[[消防署特種搜救隊員 高健泰]]
“其實帶狗就像帶小孩一樣，你無時無刻都要一直關心牠的現在的狀態，然後訓練的時候，也是要一直陪伴著牠。我自己訓練下來要到能夠參加，這種等級的考試，大概要兩年到三年的時間。”
帶狗就像帶小孩，但狗不像小孩會說話，領犬員得用狗狗理解的方式，與牠溝通，用愛心和耐心，養成具備國際認證資格的搜救犬。
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