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Schutzhund. Schutzhund (/'ʃʊtshʊnt/, German for "protection dog" [ c] ), currently known competitively as IGP[ b] and previously as IPO, [ a] is a dog sport that tests a dog's tracking, obedience, and protection skills, and evaluates if a dog has the appropriate traits and characteristics of a good working dog. [ 1]
It was founded in 1939 as part of Haganah, and later dismantled in 1954. In 1974, a new unit was established by Yossi Labock, who was its first commander. The unit specializes in training and handling dogs for military applications. Originally, Oketz trained dogs to attack kidnappers, but training has since become more specialized, and now each ...
The U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument is a monument to military working dogs located at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.The monument represents handlers, dogs, and veterinary support, from all military service branches (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard) that have made up the Military Working Dog program since World War II.
Merzouki and his dance troupe took enter stage near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, showcasing the official dance of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Monday. The four-day event marks a ...
A search-and-rescue (SAR) dog is a dog trained to respond to crime scenes, accidents, missing persons events, as well as natural or man-made disasters. [ 1] These dogs detect human scent, which is a distinct odor of skin flakes and water and oil secretions unique to each person [ 1][ 2] and have been known to find people under water, snow, and ...
August 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Shutterstock. Chester Zoo in the UK is celebrating the "exceptionally rare" birth of two Cotton-Top Tamarins after mom gave birth to twins. On August 9, 2024, the ...
Jordanian Armed Forces. The King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center ( KASOTC) is an installation located in Amman, Jordan that specializes in counter-terrorism, special operations and irregular warfare tactics, techniques and procedures. The base was built by a U.S. construction firm on land donated by the King of Jordan and paid ...
Police dog. A police dog, also known as a K-9, [ 1] is a dog that is trained to assist police and other law enforcement officers. Their duties may include searching for drugs and explosives, locating missing people, finding crime scene evidence, protecting officers and other people, and attacking suspects who flee from officers.