Paw patrol: Mexico debuts tiniest national guard recruit
Chihuahua Comando is being trained for search-and-rescue work, and helping bring a warm connection with the public
TL;DR
- Comando, a 7lb chihuahua, is the smallest canine member of Mexico's national guard.
- He is being trained for search-and-rescue work and to serve as a crowd-pleasing mascot.
- Comando challenges stereotypes that only large dogs can serve and that military forces cannot connect warmly with the public.
- The national guard adopted Comando about six months ago in the northern state of Chihuahua.
- He is an outlier in a canine force of about 350 dogs, which mostly includes traditional working breeds.
- Comando has appeared in Mexico’s Independence Day parade and has gained popularity on social media.