Friday, August 28, 2015

Learn About Military Dog Adoption

By Daphne Bowen


Military dogs are no ordinary dogs; they are not the regular dog breeds that one is used to at any given moment. They usually are highly trained dogs that are used in combat. Their functions vary from carrying equipment to first line attack; some are even used as spies as they can detect the enemy from a far without causing any suspicion. These traits make the military dog adoption a very suitable companion for military personnel nut when their time comes to be laid off service what next for them?

Depending on their state after service some of these dogs are placed for adoption within the military or other government units that require dogs. In the case that none of these other units require dogs they are placed for these services among the ex-service men as they know how to deal with these dogs. Then if none of these service men require this dogs they are put up for adoption to the general public but this will be dependent on the nature of the dog.

Once all the set protocols are met just before release to the public there are various considerations put in place, these dogs level of aggressiveness is also considered because if a dog is highly aggressive then the dog is not deemed fit for the public. Its aggressive nature will make them more of a nuisance to the public since it will do more harm than good. In many cases the highly aggressive dogs are not released to the public.

The level of dependency also determines the release of a dog for adoption. The highly dependent dogs are more likely to be killed or remain in service as they may be trouble for the handlers. The very skilled dogs are also highly dependent as they need constant commands from the owners and the other injured dogs also need constant supervision.

Some breeds of dogs are known to outlive some other breeds. Some breeds are also stronger than others while some are known to be faster than others. Thus their stay will be solely dependent on the breed as some of these traits are all known to be an advantage or disadvantage on various levels. The consideration made in placing these dogs for services will depend on these traits.

Some dogs are placed under these programs early in their life. This is not for being useless as they have been observed to be very intelligent thus to protect this genetic line they are placed for adoption on the condition that the particular dog will be sustained for breeding purposes as that particular trait has to be sustained.

Many of the dogs that are ex-military still have not fully lived their expected life span as they were intended to thus putting them up for adoption gives them a second chance to life and by nature the loyal nature of these dogs makes them very suitable partners as they are used to following commands as one should only know what triggers their reactions.

Adopting these dogs gives them a second chance of life as without the adoption they faced certain death. The good thing is that they also get to do some good by putting their indispensable skills into work and help in saving lives.




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