{"id":264602,"date":"2025-07-08T10:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/?p=264602"},"modified":"2025-07-08T10:09:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:09:25","slug":"nuwe-snuffelhond-kroonstad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/nuwe-snuffelhond-kroonstad\/","title":{"rendered":"Een reukspoor op \u2019n slag: Lady neem die leisels by Benji oor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Daar heers groot opgewondenheid by die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) in Kroonstad oor die jongste toevoeging tot hul honde-eenheid \u2013 Lady, &#8216;n tweejarige Belgiese Malinois, wat onlangs haar opleiding as &#8216;n volwaardige biologiese vloeistofopsporingshond suksesvol voltooi het. Lady het verlede week amptelik diens begin en word nou as \u2019n gespesialiseerde snuffelhond in ernstige misdaadondersoeke ingespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lady volg in die spore van die legendariese Benji \u2013 \u2019n wit-en-bruin Borderkollie met opvallende blou o\u00eb \u2013 wat vir tien jaar lank onmisbare bystand aan ondersoekspanne regoor die Vrystaat gebied het. Benji het \u2019n huishoudelike naam in die provinsie geword weens sy merkwaardige vermo\u00eb om selfs die kleinste spore van biologiese vloeistowwe soos bloed en semen op misdaadtonele op te spoor. Sy werk het daartoe gelei dat belangrike DNS-bewyse in talle moord-, verkragting- en ander ernstige sake verkry is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benji en sy hanteerder, adjudant-offisier  Leon Strydom, was &#8216;n formidabele span en het selfs suksesvolle werk oor provinsiale grense heen verrig. Volgens polisiewoordvoerder, kaptein Loraine Earl, was Benji &#8216;n geskenk van Strydom se dogters. Die agt weke oue hondjie het vinnig ontwikkel tot een van die polisie se mees bekwame viervoetige speurders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Oktober 2023 is Benji met klierkanker gediagnoseer en hy is later aan die siekte oorlede. Sy dood het &#8216;n groot leemte gelaat \u2013 nie net in AO Strydom se lewe nie, maar ook in di\u00e9 van kollegas regoor die provinsie. \u201cBenji was nie net my kollega nie, maar ook my vriend en my kind,\u201d het Strydom met emosie ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"264607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/nuwe-snuffelhond-kroonstad\/benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-Kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2058\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Benji die snuffelhond van die Kroonstad honde-eenheid wat aan klierkanker dood is.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-Kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is-796x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-Kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is-796x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-Kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-Kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-Kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-Kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is-1320x1698.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-Kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is-600x772.jpg 600w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Benji-die-snuffelhond-van-die-Kroonstad-honde-eenheid-wat-aan-klierkanker-dood-is.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lady, sal haar voorganger die legendariese Benji, wat aan klierkanker dood is se voetspore moet volstaan. Benji was \u00a0&#8216;n wit en bruin borderkollie hond met die mooiste blou o\u00eb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vastbeslote om Benji se nalatenskap van uitnemendheid voort te sit, het Strydom in Oktober 2024 begin soek na &#8216;n waardige opvolger. Met die ondersteuning van die Kroonstad-gemeenskap het hy Lady opgespoor. Sy is aan die SAPD geskenk en het daarna intensiewe opleiding ondergaan om as &#8216;n biologiese vloeistofopsporingshond gekwalifiseer te word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Junie vanjaar het Lady haar opleiding suksesvol voltooi en sy is nou ten volle operasioneel.  Strydom en Lady is vasberade om misdaad te beveg en geregtigheid te dien \u2013 een reukspoor op \u2019n slag. Hulle streef daarna om Benji se nalatenskap eer aan te doen en &#8216;n verskil in die gemeenskap te maak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuweling by die honde-eenheid in Kroonstad het groot spore om vol te 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