Dog Handling as an Elective

Working with Dogs

Dog Handling as an Elective

At Milites Dei Academy, after studying the basics course, the student could specialise in working with dogs. When working with dogs the following will be some of the areas to be considered:

1. Secure premises (against unlawful entry: vandalism etc.)
2. Have the dog as protection for the handler
3. Assess a scene for possible tracks
4. Prepare the tracker dog to follow a scent
5. Locate and identify a suspect or animal that was followed
6. The dog must be able to positively identify and indicate a specific substance or a specific group of substances as required