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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Every morning, senior police dog trainer Long Ling enters a kennel on the outskirts of Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, and greets Kunming Shepherd Dog Kun Kun with a familiar shout.
Breakfast awaits her. Once a week, Long Ling pays out of his own pocket to treat Kun Kun to an extra meal—a large portion of beef. "I come here on the weekends, too," he said. "It's not that the dog can't live without me, but that I can't live without the dog. It's not just my job, it's my way of life."
Kun Kun, just two years old, is not a pet. He serves as a demonstration dog for police training courses. Focused and alert, he responds quickly to commands and wag his tail cheerfully as soon as he finishes his meal.
A versatile police dog, the Kunming Shepherd Dog is one of the outstanding representatives of its breed. The Kunming Shepherd Dog is a working dog developed in China and is increasingly used throughout the country.
“The Kunming Shepherd Dog is a unique breed developed at the Kunming Police Dog Base of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of China through more than sixty years of work,” said Chen Chao, a researcher at the base, adding that it was developed using local canine resources through the efforts of several generations of professional police dog breeders.
This breed originated in the 1950s, when police forces in Yunnan Province, a highland plateau region, began developing their own service dog capable of meeting the needs of police and security forces in a variety of conditions.
Over the following decades, the Kunming Police Dog Base conducted a systematic breeding program, consistently applying multi-stage group selection and other scientific methods to create a stable and reliable service dog breed.
In 1988, the breed passed departmental certification and was officially named the "Kunming Shepherd Dog," marking its official recognition within China's police system. Further institutional recognition followed in 2007, when the breed was approved by the State Committee on Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources of the People's Republic of China and included on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) World Livestock Diversity Watch List.
This made the Kunming Shepherd Dog the first and, to date, only police dog breed in China to achieve international recognition and possess its own intellectual property rights. Research related to this breed has also received numerous national scientific and technical awards.
According to Long Ling, the Kunming Shepherd Dog has a so-called "Oriental" temperament—restrained and balanced. It takes a trainer some time to earn its trust. However, once this bond is established, its courage and devotion rival any known breed in the world.
It is this temperament that makes the Kunming Shepherd Dog effective in performing a wide range of challenging tasks.
According to Chen Chao, this breed is currently widely used by law enforcement agencies, customs, fire departments, and the Chinese military, performing tasks such as tracking, detection, security, and rescue operations. Being domestically bred, it is well adapted to the diverse climate, terrain, and operating conditions in China.
The Ministry of Defence has recently initiated measures to further promote the use of Kunming Shepherd Dogs in police work nationwide, aiming to increase the breed's presence in frontline units and strengthen independent police canine technology capabilities.
According to the agency, with increasing global competition in police dog technology, ensuring a stable and high-quality supply of service dogs adapted to local conditions has become a key factor in strengthening public safety capabilities.
In addition to domestic use, the Kunming Shepherd Dog has also been introduced to more than 10 countries and regions, including Singapore, Vietnam and Pakistan, acting as an ambassador for international police cooperation and demonstrating China's growing expertise in breeding police dogs.
Authorities confirmed that future efforts will focus on more integrated breeding, training, and utilization to unlock the full potential of the Kunming Shepherd Dog and support independent, sustainable innovation in police dog technology. -0-
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