Hungarian Rescue Dog Becomes World Champion

Karma, a Hungarian rescue dog, stood on the top step of the medal podium at the 1st FCI World Individual Rescue Dog Championships, held between 16-21 August in the northern Italian town of Provaglio d’Iseo, the news site 24.hu reports.

As the National Directorate General of the Ministry of Civil Protection has announced on a social media page Karma achieved the highest overall score, ahead of her Austrian and Danish competitors.

The dog teams from 18 countries competed in three phases – tracking or area search or debris search.

The master of the seven-year-old Malinois rescue dog is Sarolta Leczki, a senior firefighter working in the Budapest Fire Brigade.

The members of the Hungarian team were delegated to the world competition by the Association of National Associations of Hungarian E-breeders (MEOESZ), while the professional management of the team was coordinated by the Pest County Research and Rescue Service, a member organization of MEOESZ.

The Rescue Dog Association of Pécs and the Budapest Emergency Services Directorate participated in the preparation of the competitors, the social media report adds.