MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N. C. -- Dogs and dog handlers with the Provost Marshal’s Office held a demonstration showcasing the obedience, obstacles course, controlled aggression, and drug and bomb detection of the military working dogs for Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students at Camp Lejeune, Oct.15.
PMO does an average of two demonstrations a month for groups ranging in age from preschoolers to World War II veterans.
The dogs’ vigorous training schedule, which requires they train almost every day, enables them to perform at a high level, according to Officer John Salvetti, the kennel master for PMO.
“We train with a purpose, to actually employ our dogs in a law enforcement capacity,” Salvetti said.
These demonstrations are a great way for the dogs to adapt to a different environment and practice the procedures they work so hard to perfect. These skills range from simple obedience measures to the much more difficult controlled aggression and detection techniques.
“If we didn’t train everyday with our dogs, when our dogs go out on missions they would lack the knowledge that they have,” said Cpl. William Egelston, a dog handler with PMO.
Each handler is usually assigned to their own dog and work with that specific dog closely. Working so diligently creates a bond between the dog and handler making the dog more trusting and willing to obey commands, Egelston said.
Salvetti added that it takes friendship and time with the dogs for them to obey the commands of the handler.
“I think my job is the best in the Marine Corps,” Egelston said. “I come to work, I play with dogs, I have my own, and he’s pretty much my best friend.”
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