A pint-sized Jack Russell Terrier named Patron has become a hero in Ukraine. Patron works in the outskirts of the Northern city of Chernihiv sniffing out landmines left behind by Russians before they detonate. Patron has amassed thousands of followers on Instagram and is also known for comforting other emergency service workers who might be having a bad day.
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poor pooch they should just send Ukranian forces to step on em instead.
good dog!!!! they are really mans best friend. i hope can train some more.
JRT are the best.
Patron is the bestest of boys, and he and his handler are incredibly brave, saving countless lives with their work. There is no way to encapsulate how dangerous but at the same time how vitally important their work is, stay safe guys.
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A Jack Russell with bomb hunting skills with 0 training….. I’m not surprised
Awwww. Cute. Sweet story. A little hero. 🙂💙💛
Best doggo 😁
Sweet Patron! May his tail keep wagging! Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
0:29 he missed that on right next to him!!! lol
That dog is gonna get turned into flying hamburger 🍔 lmao. But he’s a hero nevertheless! I salute it!
Honor and Glory ✊🇺🇦❤🇵🇹
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Thank you so much
Beautiful dog all dogs are beautiful and smart
huggy wuggy is in the news in Ukraine.
In another video, his owner said that his favorite treat is a piece of cheese 🧀
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So intelligent dog He should be given an award for his great job
The dog needs a doggie helmet. I hope that vest he has on is at least Bulletproof.
Our small hero. 💗💗💗
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Nice to see a little dog doing his specialty to help Ukraine. Very cool.
🐶 🇺🇦 💕
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Aw he’s so cute。But got a bite to him. Lol
Working dogs 💪🏾
I’d bite that chick too, good job Paetron, he smells desperation!
Wonderful work! May your angel look after you, Patron, and keep you from harm.
EVERYTHING BEFORE OUR EYES HAS PURPOSE, IF WE SO CHOOSE TO DISCOVER. well done Patron…an absolute God Like hero
Mighty Ukrainian terrier defeating the terrorising orcs sniff by sniff
You know those stupid videos of Putin’s love of dogs? Well we never see any of those dogs again. But let’s hope Patron is made to the National Dog of Ukraine for his services and bravery. Slava Patron, Slava Ukraine 🌻🇺🇦🐕
Thank God for the little dog
Great story
Another war hero
#SavePalestine🇵🇸
Please please animal help humans? Lol
Dont get the comments when people are asking Patron to stay safe, Patron is a mine detecting dog, only way for him to stay safe is for him to stop doing his job.
Anti personal mines made out of wood or plastic are next to impossible to detect.
I think they are taught to smell out gun powder, regardless of what kind of containers they’re in.
“Go patron”
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What an amazing fur baby 😍 keep up the good work… SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Thanks for the update. I’ve thought of the well being of patron many times.
Bravery comes in many forms. ✊️ Bravo Patron (you’re a hero)
& Bravo Ukraine. Stay strong!
He is all business!!!!!
How do we get Patron on the list to receive The PDSA Dickin Medal for Gallantry?
That dog has a puppy play time 🤣 chew toy
Well done Bullet 👏🏾A+ work👏🏾
Mans best friend ❤🐕❤
♨🇷🇺♨
THE ONLY True TRUSTED PARTNER ONE CAN COUNT ON & IS PRICELESS TO HONOR
God Bless the Soldier Dog
Awww Bless this Wonderful Dogie Jesus.
Hopefully Below Russia (Belarussia) isn’t being used by Russia to Fire Missiles / Artillery at Ukrainian Civilians??? sending even more Cluster Bombs? Russia is un-defeated at shooting Civilians and Cities… not so good against a Tank or NLAW. Slava Ukraine.
Glory to Bullet
Jack Russel mans best friend./ Putin mans worst friend?
This Ukrainian doggo is indeed another hero, SLAVA UKRAINI.
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𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮-𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻
The ramifications of this war run much deeper than the impact it will cause to those directly involved in the conflict. It will reshape the world, as it is likely that other latent frictions between countries and territories will be activated as a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine situation. This war just opened an era of wars, small and large, between different peoples.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently said that this war could easily become “the biggest war in Europe since 1945”, and I agree. If countries with similar backgrounds cannot reach agreement between them, then how much more likely it is that several countries that have big differences and ancient conflicts may easily slip into war for no apparent justifiable reason.
On a personal level, it saddens me to see how fate turns around and once again we find ourselves at war. I am sorry and restless since I have many students in Russia and Ukraine who are under threat and feel how the deteriorating situation is affecting them and the whole world. In Israel, too, I have many students who follow with concern what is happening in Eastern Europe, anxious about the fate of their family members and friends.
My hope is that the manifestations of hatred between the Russians and the Ukrainians will stop soon, two peoples who have lived side by side throughout history. If it were still possible, I would give everything I could to silence, calm down, avoid the escalation, but this is impossible for now.
There is not much that we can do at this stage. We can only long for peace and a ceasefire, talk about all parties showing restraint. The parties in conflict could follow the example of the Native American tribes who buried their hostility in a ceremony during which previously warring tribes agreed to settle their differences and live in harmony, and sealed their agreement by the chief of each tribe burying a war hatchet in the ground.
Such a scenario does not look realistic under the current circumstances. Thus, above the forces of hostility, above the egoism and control as the driving forces of all the conflicts in the world, we can only raise a global prayer for peace, asking that we all get along with everyone. Because only in the power of connection and in the connection between our hearts, can a great positive force arise, a force that is able to unite all parties, to reconcile the haters, to awaken the truth in us all that we all belong to one soul. As it is written, “He who makes peace in His heights, may He make peace upon us…” (The Book of Job, 25:2)
Great job !🐶👍❤️
Apparently he’s not to fond of the media either ,dam smart dog !! 😎
Patron, smart cute dog 🐕😃. I watch TV movie of “Megan Leavey” it’s about her service, Yankee fan & German shepherd dog, “Rex” (deceased). Wonderful!!
“The Jack Russell Terrier Detecting Bombs In Ukraine” so let’s #ConvinceItForward with #SlavaBOHU
How bout we not used the dogs…have Puppetlenskyy go out there…
bless this canine and give him his favourite meal fresh cheese 😀 and bless ukraine and all who support this beautiful country and citizens
You are an image of pride…
Justifiably so…
Stay alive young fur hero…
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As the saying goes mans best friend , something a cat could nor never would do …… this is why I always have a pet dog …… not that there is anything wrong with cats.. .i love all animals but a dog is more special as seen form this video…good job patrone
ยูเครนเป็นประเทศที่ฝึกสุนักเพื่อทำงานด้านทหาร 🇺🇦🇺🇦💞
Do they have a canine medal of honor.🎉
If I’m not mistaken, I think there’s one for dogs in the USA. I watched a documentary about a dog that served on WW2. I think his name was Sargent. And there’s a bronze statue of him somewhere, sorry, I forget the details. But he was a courier. Would take hand written notes across the battle field. It was a really interesting and heart warming story.
Why would you try to pet a working dog that you don’t know well from behind, then blame him for nipping at you. The reporter was the problem in that interaction. Not Patron.
This is why all dogs go to heaven.
rats are also very good at finding mines
Why are people fighting in Ukraine when Putin is in Russia? STOP THE WAR.
Why do Americans shoot 44 other Americans each day? PUT THE GUNS DOWN.
Why are Trump’s trials taking so long? JAIL TRAITOR TRUMP.
Why does America ignore 1,019,774 Covid deaths? USE MASKS & VACCINATE.
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Self defense doggy 🐕 fi you bite her, she shouldn’t be trying to playing with your a$$ 1:18 minutes in the video 😂😂😂😂
You go bullet……
Next time it will be a cutie bunny.
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This doggie is more useful than putler the butcher😇
I had a Jack Russell/Lab mix and she was very smart. My friends would always laugh at me cause I always talked to my Sassy girl but I didn’t care cause she was smarter than any dog I’ve ever had. Now I have a Chocolate Lab/Australian Shephard mix and I’ve talked to her since day one, which made a huge difference in her learning process and training. She is my best buddy, especially during this Pandemic
Dogs are only as smart as their owners. I always talked to my dogs from day one also. People were amazed at what they understood when I talked to them. I had to put down my black lab after 16 years. I still miss him so much. Someone said he and I were kindred spirits. Dogs are basically smarter than people give them credit for. Have a great day and give your a pat on the head for me.
Best news story ever !!!
So your story is the dog jsut started detecting land mines one day out of the blue and was never trained. I am throwing out the BS flag on this one!!!
Then you don’t know anything about dogs. I had a black lab that was a tracker, and we never trained him.
How does he smell mines?
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Fake news anyway them just trying to be reliavant them finished especially the Lester what him name
Mi stop watching NBC, ABC and worst CNN, CSNBC
Jack russels
don’t take kindly to strangers there feisty little ones. Patron is no exception famous or not. Slava ukraini 🌻 🙏
JRT’s, she discovered, got their hot buttons. They don’t like to be man-handled by liberals especially. lol
He don’t know you like that lady, don’t touch him. Feel bad if the Russians ever catch him.
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DEAR LORD, GOD IT’S, HEROES’S LAND, THEY WILL WIN, THEY HAVE VICTORY, THANKS MIGHTY LORD. 🙏🇺🇦🏆
Go patron 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
PLEASE UKRAINE POST MAKE A STAMP OF HIM I WOULD GET ONE MY SELF GOES TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER ONE GO UKRAINE Z STAND FOR ZERO
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Like they said, tiny is mighty. Jack Russel is a very smart dog. He almost got that reporter. His size is perfect for sniffing out land mines. Even if he steps on the land mine it won’t blow up because he is very light. I don’t know how much he weights though. I’m guessing 5 to 10 lbs.
I hope he gets a medal!
Victory to Patron the hero! Hug and kiss 😘
Popular 🦮❤🐕🦺🐕
The BEAUTY and the Bombs! 💞👍🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌷🎁🥇🏆Godspeed Ukraine and God bless ALL.
Patron belongs on the next great postage stamps from Ukraine. The first two stamps (a Russian warship being “flipped off”) sold out immediately, bringing vital funds to the government. I recommend an entire series featuring Patron in action. https://youtu.be/miJvkrTLYqM
Bless you doggy and all Ukraine. You are hero. ♥️🙏
Jack Russell’s can be snappy little blighters at the best of times, it’s just their nature, don’t worry
newscaster he didn’t actually bite you…😏
I really like that cute little vest that somebody made for him.
Perhaps not the greatest of ideas to let him dig for pressure sensitive mines.
But on the other hand if he gives much needed comfort to the kids in Ukraine
it is a very positive thing indeed that he is a beloved mascot for his unit. 🌞👍
Slava Ukraini, heroyam slava!
Patron is actually the smallest Ukrainian soldier and he deserves a medal for his own bravery and heroic duties. But yet he’s actually very cute little guy anyway. 👍💪🇺🇦🪖🐾✌️🎖️