The Army sniffer dog who swallowed a Taliban bomb...

... and SURVIVED


By
Daily Mail Reporter
8:56 PM on 25th June 2009


Some dogs will try to eat anything - but for dogs like Toby,
based in Afghanistan with the military, swallowing things on the ground
can be extra dangerous.
Last week Toby ate what experts think may have been an explosive.
After
ingesting the toxic substance when sniffing out Taliban improvised
explosive devices on the front line, he was picked up by a medical
emergency helicopter and whisked back to Camp Bastion.




Off duty: Army sniffer dog Toby back at camp and doing well






First aid: Toby being administered oxygen on the way back to Camp Bastion

Army vet Captain Matt Clark gave him oxygen through a child's mask during the journey.
Toby
was then treated on a drip with charcoal to soak up the poison and
given drugs to control the swelling on his brain, which was causing
fits.
Just 24 hours after the incident, Toby was in good spirits.
Capt
Clark told ITV News: 'He's a lot perkier now thankfully. He's had
something to eat, he's had something to drink for himself so things are
certainly looking up.'



Feelin' lucky: Army vet Captain Clark (right)
says Toby is 'perkier...things are looking up' - he had suffered fits
as a result of ingesting the poisonous explosives

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Awww :love: :love: :love:

oh my days!!!! i am so glad he's ok now

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