Sabi

This is one of those incredible, yet feel good stories that happen occasionally.

Sabi is a bomb detection dog for the Australian Army. In September 2008 she was working in Afghanistan when her unit came under heavy attack by the Taliban. This was a particularly fierce attack 9 soldiers were wounded, and the soldiers had to get out quickly. Sabi was lost and reported as missing in action.

The fighting was actually so fierce that one solider was awared the Victoria Cross. The VC is the highest medal for heroism that can be awarded to Australian soldiers. There have only ever been 97 of them awarded, and this is the first, and so far only one, since the Vietnam War.

But back to Sabi.... After the battle there had been repeated, unsuccessful efforts to find Sabi.

Fast forward 14 months. Last week an American soldier in north-eastern Uruzgan spotted a black lab that seemed special. He spent a bit of time with Sabi and realized that she was the missing Australian dog. Sabi was flown to Tarin Kowt to be reunited with one of trainers, and will most likely soon return back to Australia.

Video of Sabi

Resource news report here