In a review of recent case law, in which I focused on a trend toward statistical analysis of K-9 team deployments versus real finds of actual drugs, I was forced to examine what factors have led America’s K-9 handlers to the precarious position in which they find themselves. Unfortunately, I have discovered that in many…
The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is planning to use new advances in MRI scanning technology and animal brain research to help select the most suitable dogs for military and law enforcement tasks. Under the appropriate umbrella title FIDOS — “Functional Imaging to Develop Outstanding Service-Dogs” — the agency has put out a call…
A Secret Service dog fell to its death Saturday night while doing a sweep of a multi-story parking deck near a hotel where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking. The Belgian Malinois fell from the roof of the six-story deck adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans where Biden was speaking at a fundraiser for…
One Detroit mother is fighting to ensure that the dutiful dog who served alongside her son is buried in a national cemetery. Mina is a male black lab who served nine tours of duty in Afghanistan and was promoted to sergeant before retiring from the Army, Fox 2 News reported. The dog served three tours…
Canines with: Courage – Honor – Loyalty January 2013 MESS WITH THESE ‘ALPHA DOGS,’ AND THEY WON’T HESITATE TO BITE YOUR HEAD OFF The United States War Dogs Association has teamed with Nat Geo WILD, short for National Geographic WILD to promote a new and…
(Washington, D.C. – January 4, 2013) They hail from Europe, and respond to commands in their native tongue; they are members of every branch of the military, the Secret Service and law enforcement agencies worldwide; they have helped take down some of the most infamous terrorists in history; and they are suckers for a tennis…
Military working dogs will play a key role at President Obama’s inauguration next week. Col. Jesse D. Galvan, who serves as the provost marshal for Joint Task Force-National Capital Region/Military District of Washington, was quoted in an Army press release as saying his organization would help provide support to the Secret Service. Read More:
Locating survivors trapped within rubble is a demanding job. Dogs are the best tool we have at the present time but they have difficulty identifying the victims most in need of help, namely, those that are still alive. Meanwhile, man’s answer to Fido’s soggy snout, the mass spectrometer, has been improved to the point that…
Local viewers of the 124th Annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., saw two familiar faces on television New Year’s Day. Gabe, a 9-year-old Labrador with an impressive military background, who was recently named the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog; and his handler Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles “Chuck” Shuck, a native of Lansford now…
Most dogs are content to chase after a ball, but Besy, a 5-year-old, 63-pound German Shepherd, finds satisfaction in searching for explosives. Besy is the military working dog paired with Staff Sgt. Samantha Navarrete, 27, a Midland native stationed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. She has been in the Air Force for…