The pair had uncovered 14 home-made bombs and hoards of weapons in just five months – a record for a dog and his handler in the conflict.

Bomb-sniffing Army dog dies of broken heart after Taliban kill his master

By News on the Net —— Bio and Archives March 3, 2011

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By Ian Drury, UK Daily Mail In life, they were united in their tireless work saving countless British soldiers in Afghanistan.

In death, they were united in tragedy. Shortly after Lance Corporal Liam Tasker was killed in a firefight with the Taliban, his devoted Army search dog Theo suffered a seizure and passed away too.

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