Theo was a British Army Springer Spaniel bomb-detection dog paired with Lance Corporal Liam Tasker; both died on 1 March 2011 after a highly successful Afghanistan deployment.

Afghanistan / Camp Bastion

Story

Theo and Liam Tasker were credited with 14 bomb finds during their Afghanistan deployment.

Both died on 1 March 2011, and Theo was later honoured with the Dickin Medal.

Theo is archived because military working dog memory includes the bond and loss of paired service.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Theo (dog)
• BBC: Army dog given posthumous medal for Afghanistan work
• Dickin Medal list / PDSA context