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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/army-dog-breaks-bombfinding-record.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="L/Cpl Liam Tasker with springer spaniel cross Theo, who has broken the record for finding the most homemade bombs" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-army-dog-breaks-bombfinding-record.jpg" alt="L/Cpl Liam Tasker with springer spaniel cross Theo, who has broken the record for finding the most homemade bombs"/></a></p>
<p>An Army springer spaniel cross is leading a dogged defence in Afghanistan after breaking the record for finding the most homemade bombs and weapons.</p>
<p>Theo, 22 months, is giving the enemy the runaround in Helmand province by making 14 finds of IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and weapons caches in just five months.</p>
<p>The search dog, part of the Theatre Military Working Dogs Support Unit (TMWDSU), is based at Camp Bastion with handler Lance Corporal Liam Tasker.</p>
<p>Theo is on his first tour of duty in Afghanistan, which usually lasts six months, before returning home for a break at MoD North Luffenham in Rutland. But thanks to his amazing success his tour has been extended.</p>
<p>L/Cpl Tasker applauded Theo for being the &#8220;front&#8221; man of the patrol.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;I love my job and working together with Theo. He has a great character and never tires. He can&#8217;t wait to get out and do his job and will stop at nothing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Before going to Afghanistan Theo had to undergo a rigorous period of training to ensure he would meet the highest standards expected of the dogs in the TMWDSU. The first stage was 16 weeks&#8217; basic training and assessment before being given to a handler.</p>
<p>Theo and L/Cpl Tasker then spent 15 weeks on a handler&#8217;s course, where man and dog learn to work as a team.</p>
<p>The soldier initially joined the Army as a mechanic and spent six years with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.</p>
<p>He did not know the TMWDSU existed until a friend showed him some videos of the dogs in action, when he decided to switch jobs and has not regretted it for a second, he said.</p>
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