Canadian International Demining Corps (CIDC)

Activity:

Training Mine Detection Dogs

Organization training MDDs since:

1999

System trained for:

  • Operational work in mine fields
Breeds used :   

  • 46 German Shepherd
  • 1 Belgian Shepherd (Malinois)
  • 6 Labrador Retrievers
Number of MDDs trained:

53

Countries Concerned:

  • Albania
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Croatia and Macedonia
Organizations Concerned:

  • Bosnia Entity Armies
  • Bosnia Civil Protection
  • CROMAC
  • APM
  • MECHEM
  • HELP
  • Handicap International – France
  • BH Demining
  • Stop Mines
Form of Standards and Guidelines Used:

  • SOP
  • Training and testing manuals
  • Management and independent monitoring services
Contact person:

David Horton

Address:

Canadian International Demining Corps (CIDC)
PO Box 86
Sydney, Nova ScotiaB1P 6G9
Canada

Telephone number:

+1 902 539 2802

Fax number:

+1 902 539 3224

Email: 

cidc(at)cidc.ws

Webpage:

www.cidc.ws