How military dogs are trained to brave Ladakh’s 14,000-ft heights

From detecting explosives to tracking and patrolling, military dogs undergo specialised training and gradual acclimatisation to operate in Ladakh’s thin air and extreme cold.The Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) have reportedly deployed trained Himalayan canines, including indigenous breeds such as the Bakharwal and Tibetan Mastiff, for surveillance and security operations along the Ladakh frontier.