Soldier Dogs by Maria Goodavage

Soldier Dogs by Maria Goodavage

Author:Maria Goodavage [Goodavage, Maria]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Training, Azizex666, General, Pets, Military, Dogs, History
ISBN: 9781101577103
Google: JJYBMUExfRMC
Amazon: B006LU1P34
Barnesnoble: B006LU1P34
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-03-15T04:00:00+00:00


Because of the off-leash capabilities being taught here, Gunny and his staff go a step further than the usual deferred response training. When a dog responds to an IED, the people who teach this course don’t just want the dog to stay there staring at it until he gets paid. “In the real world, the handler’s not going to walk way over to where the dog is responding,” Porras says. “The dog has to be able to leave the odor and come back to you. It’s safer all the way around.”

It’s not that hard to teach, as it turns out. The dog gets his million-dollar reward only when he comes back to the handler—and not when he responds to the explosive. Getting strong on the recall command (“Come!”) can serve these dogs well for other reasons as well in Afghanistan. Feral and stray dogs are commonplace, and dogs have gone MIA chasing after them. As well, dirt roads can appear seemingly out of nowhere, with surprising traffic.

“You don’t want to let your dog be done in by these dangers,” Gunny Knight says. “There are enough of those as it is. A whole lotta shit can go wrong out there.”



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