The Ohio Fire Marshal has announced the passing of a 13-year-old canine that helped his office conduct arson investigations for seven years.

India, a retired accelerant detection canine for the State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigation Bureau, passed away over the weekend, according to a news release.

 She served in the investigative bureau from Feb. 2011 until her retirement in Jan. 2018.

 “India served faithfully in our canine program for many years, said Kevin S. Reardon, State Fire Marshal. “She was an extremely personable and skilled Labrador and we will all miss her.”

 India started out at a guide dog training facility until being dropped from the program because of her constant sniffing while in training.

She was adopted by ATF accelerant trainers and excelled in the program having a strong food drive and strong sense of purpose.

India began her career at the State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigations Bureau in 2011 and was based out of Tuscarawas County with handler John Weber.

Trained using the food reward method, India by all accounts was said to love her training and work at the fire scenes.