At the station, Kunxun will undergo 10 months of training, including search and rescue. Then, it will be handed over to Li Hua, a veteran police officer and trainer of Huahuangma, for further work.

Police dogs in China are mainly imported. Of the seven species, the Kunming dog is the only indigenous species bred in China. 

Zhao Jianping, deputy general manager of Sinogene, which has cloned more than 20 pet dogs in the last year, said the company hopes to apply cloning technology in the creation of police dogs to save money and improve quality. 

Editor: Wang Shixue