“...The commander of a platoon of mine-detecting dogs, senior warrant officer Korobkov, was about to give up on him, but then the dog showed unexpected abilities. During the guard service exam, Miroshkin, putting on a robe, tried to approach the post guarded by Karai. Karai silently watched the approaching “intruder.” Instead of starting to bark, he let the “intruder” closer and tightly clung to the sleeve of his long-time ill-wisher. Korobkov, snatching the Makarov from his holster, fired the entire clip over the dog’s head. But to no avail. Karai didn’t even bat an eye; he didn’t react at all to the loud gunfire. Between Gerda's enclosure, where he was born, and the garage there was a police shooting range; and Karai was so accustomed to the shots that he did not pay any attention to them. After this incident, they decided to train him according to a different program, as a demolitionist and liquidator of firing points...”