The Mexican army on Wednesday received a new search puppy donated by Turkey following the demise of a Mexican rescue dog working in search for survivors of the deadly earthquake near the Syrian border in February. Arkadas, the new puppy (Image: Twitter)Through online voting, the three-month-old black and beige German Shepherd Arkadas, which means friend in Turkish, was chosen to join Mexicos famed canine team that specialises in locating people during natural catastrophes. The army claimed that Arkadas would be trained by the same trainer who looked after the deceased dog named Proteo. Mexico had dispatched rescue dogs to Turkey following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that claimed more than 54,000 lives throughout Turkey.Image: TwitterMexican rescue dog Proteo during his mission (Image: Twitter)A military burial was performed in Mexico earlier this year to honour Proteo, a German Shepherd who served in the canine squad. At an army base in Mexico City, Arkadas was officially welcomed to the squad in front of the standing human and canine team members while wearing a green cushioned harness and a little Mexican flag. The excited puppy barked as the Mexican anthem played. “I promise to be an excellent search and rescue dog,” Arkadas remarked in a tweet sent by the Mexican defence ministry, thanking his Mexican friends for their kind welcome.
