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Military Working Dog (MWD) Capabilities and Your Injury Risk

Military Working Dog (MWD) Capabilities and Your Injury Risk. 341st Training Squadron Lackland AFB Texas. Background. MWDs trained to military standards Obedience, building search, scouting, detection and controlled aggression (attack) MWDs are considered a weapon

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Military Working Dog (MWD) Capabilities and Your Injury Risk

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  1. Military Working Dog (MWD) Capabilities and Your Injury Risk 341st Training Squadron Lackland AFB Texas

  2. Background • MWDs trained to military standards • Obedience, building search, scouting, detection and controlled aggression (attack) • MWDs are considered a weapon • Years of positive reinforcement has strengthened trained skills • Those adopting MWDs assume liability for all property/injury claims and veterinary care

  3. Basic Obedience Commands • Heel: trained to walk on left side of handler • Sit: trained to sit on command • Down: trained to lie down on command • Stay: trained to stay on command • Hup: trained to jump over/through obstacles

  4. Additional Police Skills • Building Search: trained to locate a person in a building • responds by barking, biting, or a stop & stare • Scouting: trained to locate a person by airborne scent, sound or vision • responds by barking, biting, or a stop & stare • Controlled Aggression: basic police attack training to pursue, attack (bite) and hold a suspect • positive reinforcement for courageous and fearless attitude when pursuing, defending or attacking

  5. Training Standards • Controlled Aggression • A dog’s natural tendency is to chase and bite • Trained to attack with words “Get Him” • Trained to pursue, bite, and hold • Trained to release bite with word “Out” sometimes requiring physical assistance • Trained to automatically re-attack if handler is threatened without any words from handler • Sudden movements, loud confrontations or fighting stimulates dog’s aggressive tendency • MWD may attack if feels threatened

  6. Caution-Military Working Dog • NEVER use words “GET HIM” • Use caution with horse play, sudden movements, shaking hands, back slaps, etc. • Should not be off leash in open areas • Use caution around persons jogging/running • Dog may become attached or protective of one individual, vehicles, food bowl, play toys or territory

  7. Dog Bites – Injury Risk • MWDs trained to bite can be dangerous • MWDs are considered a weapon • Years of biting human decoys and praise has strengthened attack skills • The following photos are extremely graphic and show the damage a MWD can cause an individual, even one who regularly works around these animals

  8. QUESTIONS? • The local military kennelmaster, trainer or veterinarian can answer any questions you may have or more fully explain the training and utilization of military working dogs

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