Rescue dog Rio grows in confidence through specialist scent work
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Head & Paws article published: · Source checked: 2026-11-09
Regional reporting follows Rio, a Belgian Malinois who arrived at Woodside Animal Welfare Sanctuary fearful after several early homes. Retired police-dog trainer Shane Curnow adopted and trained her for specialist scent work. He says she now assists multi-agency searches during Operation Machinize; the reported finds are attributed to her handler.