CIA cans K9 trainee that flunks smell test
Follow UsA dog named Lulu has flunked out of a CIA bomb-sniffing course, with the spy agency saying that despite a series of perks it just wasn`t her line of work.
"A few weeks into training, Lulu began to show signs that she wasn`t interested in detecting explosive odors," the CIA said in a statement.
In CIA photos, Lulu appears to be a black Labrador retriever.
As the K9 class was only in the imprint stage of training when Lulu left, we were able to bring on a new #CIAK9 & catch them up on training. pic.twitter.com/DSdDJDmtfY
— CIA (@CIA) October 19, 2017
Just like people trying to learn something new, dogs have good days and bad days. But Lulu never got into bomb-sniffing, even when motivated with food or play, it added.
"She was clearly not enjoying herself any longer," the CIA said.
ICYMI:
— CIA (@CIA) October 19, 2017
Lulu is no longer training, but was adopted by her handler & currently living her best life in retirement.https://t.co/nPZl6YWNKb pic.twitter.com/V3yRv5Tna9
As per custom with the agency`s K9 dropouts, Lulu was adopted by her handler, the agency said.