Dog Handler Research Paper

The dog’s presence alone can prevent the escalation of force, they can be calming and promote emotional support or with one growl can get someone to be willing to cooperate. Canines can develop PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), just like the humans they work with and it can become such a burden to them that the dog can no longer work and ends up getting released.
Typically, a K9s career will last no longer than 6-8 years. There will be some dogs that are active duty for longer but its rare. With age the dogs will lose some of the traits needed for a successful canine officer career, indicating that it is time for the dog to retire. Most of the time, the dog lives with its handler while off duty and becomes a member of the family, this is a great way for the dog and handler to develop an even stronger bond. When the time comes for the dog to retire, the handler will be allowed to adopt their canine, this allows for that lifetime bond to stick as well as a sense of familiarity for the dog to retire in his already home. …show more content…
If the handler isn’t paying attention to the dog they could miss an important sign. While the dogs job is what is most important it is vital that they still know that their handler is the boss, they need to know that when they hear a command to listen to it to get praise if they don’t listen the reward is not quite the same. The dogs need to continue with obedience training every day, and can control any aggression. “The dogs and their handlers will train one on one every day, and will get together with the other K9 teams to train as a group twice a month