Working dog

... , www.specialoperations.net , is reporting the following: "Military working dogs have been officially in service since WW II...100,000 have served in the defense of the United States of America". A "working dog and fallen K9 handler tribute was held at... branches of service, past, present, and future." "One dog in particular was the center of attention. Lex, a German Shepard military ...

Working Dog Signals Sadie lives on the ranch where I work. She's a big beautiful Chocolate Lab; her owner loves her very much. Officially, she's the watch dog, she's good at it. Not much gets by her, MY problem was, she wasn't letting me know if something was up. Sometimes she barks at crows or hawks, sometimes it's a coyote. What I finally figured out, she communicates ...

Working dog kennels receive massive renovation Tech. Sgts. Michael Biggs (right) and...15/2008 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Military working dogs transitioning through a base in the U.S. Central...old facility could accommodate a maximum of eight working dogs; the facility expansion easily triples that... master. He and his team of military dog handlers are responsible for the K-9s ...

I would definatley like to see an episode of Mike putting in some work with some Military Working Dog Handlers. He would get to do everything from cleaning soiled dog runs, to grooming dogs, to explosives/narcotics detection training, to decoying ... attacked (safely) by one of our dogs would be great. --SGT Neveu, U.S. Army Military Working Dog Handler, Ft. Jackson SC

Thank you for posting this, i wasn't aware of such a thing and no working dog on this level should be Euthanasia period! They are good dogs, even though they might not be good to put back or at least some brought back into civilian life perhaps the government should step in, in a case like this and perhaps the handlers ...

... the figure out what is expected of them. Lastly, don't over command them. Let them explore. My understaning is that you really can't make a naturally close working dog run big, but you can teach a big running dog to work closer. Your issue may not be natural instincts, so this may be fixable through repeated runs and ...

...Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:23 AM Greetings from Iraq! I am sending this e-mail to see if there is any interest in helping a MWD (military working dog) who has served his country and risked his life in Operation Iraqi Freedom. MWD Rocky is a German Shepherd who is trained for explosives detection and ...