The government's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) — like other law enforcement agencies — employs not only people, but dogs as well.
Their K-9's go through extensive training to work properly with their handlers and become experts at their jobs.
One particular job that the CIA's K-9s have is in the explosive detection unit: yep, the bomb-sniffing dogs!
Well, recently the CIA welcomed a new class of pups, but one of them caught everyone's attention.
Lulu, a black Labrador, was excited to join the K-9 puppy class, but she got bored pretty quickly.
After a few weeks in the training program, Lulu just didn't seem interested in sniffing out bombs. She was much more interested in playing with balls and eating treats, and we can't blame her!
The young pup just wasn't cut out to become a CIA K-9, so her trainers made the tough decision to drop her from the program. Now, she lives a relaxed life at home with her old handler and his family.
[H/T: BBC]
In a series of tweets, the CIA updated their followers on Lulu's experience.
They explained that unfortunately, being a bomb sniffer just wasn't the right job for Lulu.
Lulu just wasn't interested in sniffing out explosives, they wrote.
Dogs in the CIA's K-9 corps have to be able to sniff out 19,000 different explosive scents, explains the BBC.
The dogs just have 10 weeks to learn all these smells, and they have an intense test at the end of it.
A few weeks into the training course, Lulu just didn't have her heart in it.
They gave her a chance to keep trying, but after her "bad" days turned into "bad" weeks, they knew Lulu wasn't cut out for the program.
Because it's such a serious job, the CIA can't afford for their dogs to be disinterested.
At the end of the training program, the K-9s are expected to immediately start working 60 hours per week.
There was no way Lulu would be able to handle that much work.
The CIA's dog trainers work very hard to make sure their K-9s are always in good spirits.
If they sense that the dogs are unhappy with their jobs, they do whatever they can to change the situation — even if that means cutting the dogs from the program.
When dogs are dropped from the K-9 corps program, their handlers are allowed to adopt them.
Since they've already spent so much time together, it's an easy transition.
Plus, these dogs are so well-behaved that they make great family pets.
Now, Lulu lives with her handler and his family.
Lulu's story is absolutely adorable — and it worked out well for everyone in the end!
Everyone who saw the tweets loved Lulu. One woman wrote: "I'm glad she's now doing what she's meant to do. Thank you for the updates."
Another person wrote, "I'm glad she was able to find a good home."
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