DW was allowed access to Pakistan's Army Canine Center in Rawalpindi, which prepares military dogs for deployment all over the world.
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00:00 The canine teams which were trained in Army Canine Center are deployed all around the
00:08 world.
00:09 They are presently the part of contingent in Central African Republic, Sudan and Kingdom
00:16 of Saudi Arabia.
00:18 Our canine team were part of Urban Search and Rescue Team of Pakistan Army which were
00:23 deployed during earthquake of 2005 in Nepal and 2023 in Turkey.
00:31 There our canine teams recovered and indicated dead bodies and live human beings from the
00:39 rubble and infrastructure which were collapsed.
00:45 Basically we have three breeds of dog that include German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois
00:52 and Labrador Retriever.
00:54 So our master trainer select these dogs in early age when they are born they are put
01:00 to puppy training, basic training.
01:03 At the age of 8 months they are put to specialized training and after specialized training they
01:09 are issued to various organization along with the dog handlers.
01:16 Arms Explosive Search Dog Team they have been very successful in indicating and detecting
01:23 IEDs and they have detected hundreds of IEDs, large number of ammunition and arms and tons
01:31 of explosive.
01:32 So these detection has reduced the casualty ratio and the incidence of terrorist attacks
01:42 up to 90%.
01:46 As for as for the Tracker Dog Team they have searched and they have tracked hundreds of
01:51 miscreens, hideouts and indicated terrorist in the field.
01:58 For narcotics these dogs have detected tons of narcotics and millions of worth of foreign
02:08 currencies at various check posts at the airports.
02:12 For urban search and rescue at the local level our teams are deployed at Siachen and various
02:18 areas for the detection of lost equipment and soldiers in the snow.
02:27 Army Canine Center is training dog handlers in the art and science of dog handling because
02:33 these dogs they are very specialized dogs which do their work in the field.
02:37 So the handler must be able to understand and read the dog during its deployment.
02:43 If the dog handler is not trained well he cannot achieve the result with a good dog.
02:50 So the dog and handler should have a very good association in the field and during its
02:57 training.
02:59 These dogs are highly trained and in most of instances they are superior to the electronic
03:06 equipment and manpower which are doing this job.
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