Parachuting dog trains with Colombian military squad

An elite Colombian military unit has a high-flying secret weapon for search and rescue missions - a parachuting dog.

A video of the squad's parachute training shows a dog strapped securely to its handler's waist as the two leap from the back of a plane.

Like a dog with its head sticking out of a car window, the animal appears to be living the dream as it calmly peers over the landscape.

The exercise was part of training for search and rescue work, RT reports.

The Colombian military has a history of parachuting dogs and an anti-terrorist squad called the Air Special Commands regularly make jumps from about 1000 feet with their canine companions.