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the human nose has about 6 million

the human nose has about 6 million different smell receptors in there

different smell receptors in there

different smell receptors in there compared to a canines which is roughly

compared to a canines which is roughly

compared to a canines which is roughly around 200 million think of a POTUS do

around 200 million think of a POTUS do

around 200 million think of a POTUS do you know when when humans walk in we

you know when when humans walk in we

you know when when humans walk in we smell a pot of stew beef stew or

smell a pot of stew beef stew or

smell a pot of stew beef stew or something like that dogs when they walk

something like that dogs when they walk

something like that dogs when they walk in they smell the carrots they smell the

in they smell the carrots they smell the

in they smell the carrots they smell the potatoes all individually they can pull

potatoes all individually they can pull

potatoes all individually they can pull all those different ingredients out a

all those different ingredients out a

all those different ingredients out a typical training scenario which using

typical training scenario which using

typical training scenario which using the idea of patterns they need to be

the idea of patterns they need to be

the idea of patterns they need to be able to search a number of different

able to search a number of different

able to search a number of different vehicles the dog is taught to give a

vehicles the dog is taught to give a

vehicles the dog is taught to give a passive response to a sit that response

passive response to a sit that response

passive response to a sit that response shows the handler that they that they

shows the handler that they that they

shows the handler that they that they odor is present and then they get what’s

odor is present and then they get what’s

odor is present and then they get what’s called a reward or a calm and that is

called a reward or a calm and that is

called a reward or a calm and that is just a reinforcement it’s a game for

just a reinforcement it’s a game for

just a reinforcement it’s a game for them that’s all it is it’s just a game

them that’s all it is it’s just a game

them that’s all it is it’s just a game and if you didn’t have any kind of

and if you didn’t have any kind of

and if you didn’t have any kind of reward at the end of it the game would

reward at the end of it the game would

reward at the end of it the game would become pretty boring if Katie’s canine

become pretty boring if Katie’s canine

become pretty boring if Katie’s canine training center we train everything from

training center we train everything from

training center we train everything from the close of detection dogs for the

the close of detection dogs for the

the close of detection dogs for the military law enforcement tracking

military law enforcement tracking

military law enforcement tracking narcotics detection when the dogs are

narcotics detection when the dogs are

narcotics detection when the dogs are out in front their job is to find the

out in front their job is to find the

out in front their job is to find the bomb before the control gets to it we

bomb before the control gets to it we

bomb before the control gets to it we use orange bumpers because the dogs

use orange bumpers because the dogs

use orange bumpers because the dogs don’t see orange we’re trying to see how

don’t see orange we’re trying to see how

don’t see orange we’re trying to see how good their noses are but we’re also

good their noses are but we’re also

good their noses are but we’re also teaching them to use their noses rather

teaching them to use their noses rather

teaching them to use their noses rather than their eyes I mean they’re saving

than their eyes I mean they’re saving

than their eyes I mean they’re saving lives they’re saving tens hundreds

lives they’re saving tens hundreds

lives they’re saving tens hundreds thousands when you’re talking about

thousands when you’re talking about

thousands when you’re talking about hundreds of dogs being deployed on

hundreds of dogs being deployed on

hundreds of dogs being deployed on anyone anyone deployment as we

anyone anyone deployment as we

anyone anyone deployment as we transition into a less of a war scenario

transition into a less of a war scenario

transition into a less of a war scenario we’re now working on a service dog

we’re now working on a service dog

we’re now working on a service dog program so we can provide service dogs

program so we can provide service dogs

program so we can provide service dogs to veterans with PTSD a lot of people

to veterans with PTSD a lot of people

to veterans with PTSD a lot of people think we’re talking about working dogs

think we’re talking about working dogs

think we’re talking about working dogs that they don’t have personalities that

that they don’t have personalities that

that they don’t have personalities that the dogs don’t interact with their

the dogs don’t interact with their

the dogs don’t interact with their handlers you start listening to the

handlers you start listening to the

handlers you start listening to the stories of a certain dog it’s almost

stories of a certain dog it’s almost

stories of a certain dog it’s almost like somebody talking about a pet and

like somebody talking about a pet and

like somebody talking about a pet and yet we put that dog in somebody else’s

yet we put that dog in somebody else’s

yet we put that dog in somebody else’s hand to keep people a lot

it’s pretty powerful that you can have a

it’s pretty powerful that you can have a dog that can have that kind of

dog that can have that kind of

dog that can have that kind of personality and still go work for

personality and still go work for

personality and still go work for somebody else and do the job just as

somebody else and do the job just as

somebody else and do the job just as well for them as I did for you

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