Lulu the Failed CIA Dog
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About
Lulu the Failed CIA Dog refers to a dog who was being trained by the CIA[9] to detect explosives. In a series of tweets, the CIA explained that Lulu had no interest in being a bomb-sniffing dog and was adopted by her handler. The story sparked jokes on Twitter and was covered by major media outlets.
Origin
On October 18th, 2017, the CIA Twitter account tweeted updates[1] on Lulu, a dog who after undergoing training to be an explosive detecting dog, was discharged from duty after it was determined she was uninterested in doing the job. Further explanation was offered on the CIA Blog.[10]
Spread
The account tweeted several more pictures of the dog, explaining her story, including that she was adopted by her handler. The story went viral on Twitter, as several users jokingly related to Lulu (examples shown below).
Meanwhile, popular Twitter user @darth[2] tweeted several photoshops of Lulu looking at the camera, as though expressing disappointment (examples shown below).
The story was covered by many major news outlets, including Washington Post,[3] Select All,[4] The New York Times,[5] Gizmodo,[13] People Magazine,[6] and more. The story even made it into international news such as the BBC[7] and DailyMail[11] in the United Kingdom, Global News[8] in Canada and Deutsche Welle[12] in Germany.
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External References
[3] Washington Post – Lulu the dog flunked out of CIA bomb-sniffer school because she just didn't care
[4] NY Mag Select All – Lulu, a Failed CIA Bomb-Sniffing Dog, Has Reached Meme Status
[5] The New York Times – Bomb School Wasn’t for Lulu, but the C.I.A. Wishes Her the Best
[6] People PETS – WORKING DOGS Lulu the CIA's Bomb-Sniffing Dog Fails Out of School
[7] BBC News – The good dog who is bad at sniffing out bombs
[8] Global News – CIA fires bomb-sniffing puppy, who just didn’t care for the job
[9] CIA News & Information – The Recruit(s): Meet the Puppies
[10] CIA News & Information – Pupdate: A Pup Leaves the Class
[11] Daily Mail – Tearful tweets tell the tale of bomb-sniffing dog forced into early retirement by the CIA after she began displaying no interest in detecting explosive odors
[12] Deutsche Welle – CIA flunks canine recruit Lulu for lack of bomb enthusiasm
[13] Gizmodo – CIA Fires Very Good Girl for Refusing to Be a Narc
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