Today’s episode is all about how we select working dogs!#workingdogs #usveterans #lawenforcement

Name: Today’s episode is all about how we select working dogs!#workingdogs #usveterans #lawenforcement
Uploaded: 2024-03-22T17:49:23+00:00
Duration: 31 s
Channel: AJ Vargas
Description: Selecting working dogs requires testing them in real environments: buildings, vehicles, dark rooms, slick floors. Trainers toss a ball in darkness to…

22 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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Selecting working dogs requires testing them in real environments: buildings, vehicles, dark rooms, slick floors. Trainers toss a ball in darkness to measure hunting drive and how well dogs locate objects under pressure.

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There's 3 main areas we're going to look at with a working dog. One of those is going to be— I mean, one of the most important too is environmentals. I actually like to work a little bit of drive testing in that as well. As I'm taking that dog through different environments, in the buildings, into vehicles, and seeing how they're doing in those tight spaces, those dark rooms, slick floors, you know, I may try and toss a ball in a dark room and see how they actually hunt for it, right?