Zuyaqui (died 2000s) was a Mexican dog who, according to
SEDENA
The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA); es, Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional is the government department responsible for managing Mexico's Army and Air Forces. Its head is the Secretary of National Defense who, like the co-equa ...
, was the dog who found the most
drugs in Mexican military and police history.
Zuyaqui was a
German Shepherd
The German Shepherd or Alsatian is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899.
It was originally bred as a herding dog, for ...
dog. He gained fame as his exploits became known on international media.
After Zuyaqui's death, his body was
dissected and is preserved at the
Museo del Enervante, where it is positioned as if he was watching drug dealers' confiscated belongings.
Between 2000 and 2010, Mexican police trained 1,800 dogs to perform jobs similar to Zuyaqui's.
See also
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Heena - Indian police dog
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Mick the Miller - Irish-British race dog who is displayed at museum
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Frida
''Frida'' is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Starring Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as K ...
- Mexican human rescuing dog
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List of individual dogs
This is a list of individual famous actual dogs; for famous dogs from fiction, see List of fictional dogs.
Actors
Advertising
* Axelrod, Basset Hound, appeared in commercials and print ads for Flying "A" Service Station advertisements in ...
External references
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Date of birth unknown
Date of death unknown
Individual dogs
Mexican culture
Illegal drug trade in Mexico
German shepherds
Police dogs