Februari 04, 2017
military working dogs, or mwd's are silentheroes, and most of us know absolutely nothing aboutthem. here are 7 fascinating facts about militaryworking dogs. >>meg: and now, the vet who has a soft coatand shiny eyes, >>meg: dr. andy roark! so what do we know about military workingdogs? >>meg: in boot camp, they have problems withthe rope swing. >>stephen: they're great at barking orders! ohhh..ouch. no, and no! listen, in 2008, generaldavid petraeus was talking
about military working dogs, and he said: so, they're amazing! and here's 7 things youprobably didn't know about them. the military doesn't accept or use dogs fromprivate citizens for their mwd program. these dogs are belgianmalinois, and they are bred on an air force base in texas forthis very specific purpose. >>stephen: but my dachshund really wants tojoin the air force! the puppy program breeds belgian malinois,aka "mali-gators" but you may see some other breeds being usedby the military. these are different flavors of shepherd, likegerman or dutch,
or different breeds entirely. these are allbrought in from specially selected kennels. if some of these dogs don't end up workingfor the military, they may end up working for law enforcementor tsa. the military actually has puppy developmentspecialists that work with these dogs from the time they'reborn to get them ready for the jobs they're going to have later inlife. puppy development specialist is a real job. from 8 weeks to 7 months of age these dogsare fostered in appropriate homes where they're socialized.that means that they
host cocktail parties, and develop networkingskills, and just i imagine them generally schmoozing. at 7 months of age these dogs head back tothe base and they attend puppy training and then dog trainingschool. this is like boot camp for most of these dogs. here, they learn how to move up the ranksin the military to achieve the highest position a dog can hold: "very good boyyyy!" when training is complete, military workingdogs are valued by the
department of defense at over $28,000 each! they are considered high-value and sensitiveassets. >>meg: like really, really expensive fakeboobs. there are strict security protocols to makesure that these dogs are safeguarded at all times. the average working time for these dogs is8-9 years before retirement. now i know what you're thinking, you're like:"that doesn't sound like a long time for a career." but it's like60 dog years. it's a long career.
the care and maintenance of these dogs isset by the army veterinary corps, and each military departmenthas published their own additional care standards for theirown dogs. each dog is assigned a handler who's in chargeof making sure these standards are met both at home and abroad. what happens when it's time for these dogsto retire? well, they go up for adoption to law enforcementagencies, former handlers, or other people that themilitary has deemed acceptable to give them good homes given theirtraining.
between 2012 and 2014, the department of defenseadopted out 1,312 dogs to individuals, and 252 to lawenforcement agencies. over 90% of former military working dogs areadopted by their handlers. the remaining 10% said that they and theirhandlers were just going in different directions, and they wanted tomove on, and breaking up was the best thing for everybody. lots of people are surprised to know thatthe army has its own veterinarians. today, the army veterinary corps is made upof 780 veterinarians and warrant officers who are in active dutyand army reserves.
these veterinarians are in charge of foodsafety and security, animal care, veterinary public health, andresearch and development. >>stephen: and the breeding of wolfman hybrids! not that. special thanks to my good friend since veterinaryschool, dr. greg reppas of the army veterinary corps. thanks for vetting this episode about vet...vets...andthe veterinary care that they provide to thesedogs. thank you for watching. please do me a favor.help me
share this video out. let's get the word out.let's talk to people about what these cool dogs do because, hey,they do a lot for us. so, until we meet again, let's be the peoplethat our pets deserve!
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