Essay On Military Working Dog

The Military Working Dog have been used for thousands of years. There is much evidence pointing to the connection of man and dog going back to the last ice age. Many different cultures across the world have employed them in battle. The United States has limited their Military Working Dog Program to one central facility and only select breeds of dog. The future battlefield will be shaped by new tactics and technology related to Military Working Dogs. These animals can be adopted or continue to serve in other respects once their military service is over.

The Military Working Dog or MWD is a very well recognized asset throughout the world. There is evidence that these silent heroes have lived, fought and served along

All military working dogs are and many of their handlers are trained by the 341st Training Squadron “Dog School” at Lackland Air Force Base. The breeds most used today are German and Dutch Shepherds and Belgian Malinois, also known as the “Maligator”. These breeds are preferred because they have the best overall sense of smell, speed, strength, courage, intelligence and adaptability to any climactic condition. Occasionally, sporting breeds are trained and used primarily as odor detecting dogs, such as Labrador, Golden and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. Belgian Malinois is now the preferred breed for use in the Middle East because it is less likely to be suffer from heatstroke. Although the visional acuity of Shepherd and Malinois breeds is inferior to that of man, they can detect slight movement at greater distances. Their hearing ability far better than humans, but they rely mostly on their amazing sense of smell for closer examination of the environment. Highly developed senses of hearing and smell, along with first-rate inclination and temperment, make Shepherds and Malinois the most versatile working breeds best suited for military