New combat tech for military working dogs to withstand battlefield noise

Military working dogs are undergoing innovative battle inoculation training to better prepare them for combat environments.
Using airsoft rifle replicas and mobile blast simulators, the dogs are exposed to the sounds and concussive effects of gunfire without the risks of using live weapons.
Major Graham Harvey, project manager and Innovation Scout at JHub Med, said, "It's been an issue for a long, long time... where a dog is exposed to something that it's not comfortable with... that dog team becomes operationally ineffective."
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[@freespeech7747]

What’s the dog doin, he’s sitting under fire looking up at me 😅

[@adriandoyle2090]

Great to see technology aiding the training. 👍🏻

[@thomasf.9869]

Dogs were used in the Rhodesian bush war to sniff out land mines. Being lighter, with weight distributed on four paws, they can safely walk over mine fields without detonating them. Their acute sense of smell can detect the chemicals in the landmine, as well as the freshly upturned soil.

[@patdennison4508]

I have trained my Civvie dog to do this 😂 It never leaves us.

[@John.AR.Activism]

....it?

[@patdennison4508]

@John.AR.Activism because it's from a video, it's "this" where other People can see what I'm referring to. "It" would be by way of oral instruction from another person.

[@John.AR.Activism]

@@patdennison4508 You seem confused, you said "it never leaves us" Referring to a dog right? So you mean, "They" never leave you?

[@patdennison4508]

@@John.AR.Activism Nope, I meant the training never leaves you. Meaning you can train your own K9, having the knowledge and training.

[@nathanielwhite8769]

A quite niche, and to many a surprisingly effective Capability, is the trusty old Pooch. Their senses, particularly their sense of smell, are many times more acute than our own and thus have been Invaluable in the Counter Insurgency Battlefield involving the use insidious use of IEDs etc. Great to see the innovative training practices for combat proofing military working dogs!👍

[@gavt303]

Surely natural gun dogs are the perfect selection here thou.. labs and such

[@LoftusRD1882]

Man’s best friend 👍

[@milolouis]

I am totally confused as to why they aren't using blanks? On what planet are our military concerned about safety when operating their own rifles with blanks?

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

@@milolouis the whole point of the training is a to gradually desensitise the dogs to battle field conditions. Jumping straight to blanks is to much for the dogs. So having an intermediate intensity training aid is beneficial.

Cost of ammo when firing thousands of rounds, blank or live, adds up significantly.

[@PEGF4MG]

@@ArsenicApplejuice It's the cost of the rounds. I took my pup to the firing range from the get go and she is not fussed about 7.62. She practically fell asleep 😆

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

Maybe you should train your dog to search for explosives while you’re at it… Congrats for having a weird dog. Whereas every other dog that’s scared of fireworks?

[@PEGF4MG]

@@ArsenicApplejuice She is 👍

[@lokischildren8714]

Contact drills are shocking

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

@@lokischildren8714 this is training for dogs………….. for dogs….. to gradually desensitise them to combat experiences. Training for dogs. Do you get it?

[@craww1990]

Its mental how many comments there are asking questions that are answered in the video lol

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

I remember the good old days back when dogs were hard None of these weak dogs with ears back in my day Edit: In case you’re too dense to realise the above comment is satire.

[@MrGhostsword]

next they following these dogs with toilet paper to wipe their behinds. lol

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

@@MrGhostsword just to be clear, this comment is a parody of some of the morons in this comment section. The trouble with a good parody it often mimics the subject too well. This is good training making dogs more effective at their job. If you can’t tell that, and think it’s silly woke or weak. You’re the moron.

[@TacShooter]

I did see an article recently that dogs are evolving to serve less of a work role and more of an emotional support role, so they ARE getting softer. lol

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

@@TacShooter dogs don’t really evolve. They are selectively bred So sure there are dogs selectively bred for other roles. This doesn’t apply to working dog lines

[@MrGhostsword]

@@TacShooter the nose is still very hard to replace, but I imagine that the rest can be replaced with robots.

[@Mr-Science-Stevens]

Fabulous

[@jingle9691]

Are they still getting the dogs comfortable with real rounds going down range?

[@johnpixie]

watch the video, it answers your question

[@jadoncramer2044]

The larger simulator in the case has a variable blast intensity from small pistol towards 50cal blast

[@johnpixie]

@@jadoncramer2044 they also do range training from twice a year to once a month depending on the unit and deployment needs

[@MEMUNDOLOL]

dogs are good for detonating remote charges under tanks WW2 tech

[@craww1990]

just not every good at differentiating between enemy tanks and friendly tanks haha

[@kadjwfjsbd3245]

Defensor entusiasta 80')

[@OEightHours]

Where can I buy one?

[@becky2235]

You can't buy a military dog

Scenario Trainer

[@dylanjobson6158]

@@becky2235you most certainly can 🙂

[@tobycollins1636]

Are these dogs homed after there useful service??? Or are they put down????

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

@@tobycollins1636 most dogs I’ve known were usually adopted into a handlers family after their working life. The handlers of military working dogs form extremely strong bonds with their dogs. They love them. Often more than regular pet owners. They’d never raise a dog just for it to be killed. Some people think because they take the dog to war and it might be killed in service the handlers aren’t as an attached to the animal. The opposite is true. The dog is like other members of a military team. Sharing in adversity bringing them closer.

[@fusionz_official]

They go to the Military Animal Rehoming Centre to find a loving new home for their retirement ❤️

[@kadjwfjsbd3245]

Enthusiastic advocat 80')

[@AbidrahimHusen]

Sakes

[@jakhaughton1800]

Lovely dogs and DEI in full flow!

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

Explain what you think you mean by DEI and what on earth you think that has to do with dog training?

[@durkin9664]

You served cuntlips?

[@olivermilner1470]

Funniest video I’ve seen recently. Why use fake weapons to train them.

[@boringperson-zb8vy]

The video explained it. It's for when live fire is limited, and it's at an Intermediary stage to test dogs with these loud noises.

[@robertmiller1299]

How about recruiting more men - maybe about 50,000. Now they would be a story worth reporting.

[@robertmiller1299]

And less of this DEI nonsense,

[@Roheryn100]

Then vote for the party that will increase defense spending.

[@tomstravels520]

Why men? Are you in? Cause if not then there are already women better than you. And how much do you earn so the tax increase to pay for an house an additional 50,000 soldiers won’t bother you?

[@iamjames8200]

See you on the frontline robert when the time comes

[@robertmiller1299]

@@tomstravels520 I’m prepared to pay whatever it takes to defend our country properly. Are you?

[@redmallie9951]

Dogs do not choose to become military personnel, so I am glad that something is being done to make them more comfortable. It would be much kinder not to use them this way in my opinion, though.

[@John.AR.Activism]

Absolutley, glad to see one sane comment, dogs are not "soldiers" or products to be used.

[@PEGF4MG]

@@John.AR.Activism Yeah cause dogs and other animals haven't been used since the dawn of time to assist us humans 🤦‍♂

[@4002corbe]

Honestly I’ve never seen women with beards.

[@frostbitepokin9520]

Damn dogs gettin soft these days as well

[@MrGhostsword]

not being funny, but we never had those issues two decades ago.

[@BingeBuilding]

Covid mate, made the dogs weak.

[@glacieractivity]

A military dog starts at 20,000 euros to get through basic training, and the money ramps up with further training. If one can reduce "rejects" by a few per cent by easing in on the early desensitization training, good money is saved right there. Furthermore, running initial training with electric guns rather than way more costly blanks seems pretty clever. If one further can reduce the percentage of "shut-downs" in actual combat I can see nothing but wins.

[@Cav-z1y]

The army is currently being sued because they overlooked equipment like this

[@lachlanchester8142]

Yes we did you’re just simple

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

No. Had plenty of dogs run off scared in Afghanistan Or just get overwhelmed from sensory stimuli and can’t do their search tasks This type of training desensitises dogs meaning they can stay on task longer and less likely to run away So yeah we definitely have had these problems for more than the last few decades…. Good thing something is being done about it

[@FLORIDIANMILLIONAIRE]

This is a bad idea a military working dog relies on his keen innate senses including smell and sound if you cut off one of those it makes them vulnerable and it puts their lives in danger

[@charlcoetzee402]

Dear lord England wtf happend. Had the best military in the world to this...less PC and mixed units and get on with the job..."contact front" takes 10 seconds to lay down 🤦‍♂️

[@tomstravels520]

They’re not shooting at anyone. They’re not even being blank fired at. It’s purely to get the dog used to noise

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

This is training for the dogs mate

[@Tomo-hb2tq]

@@tomstravels520they have managed fine for the past over 30 years why change it now and being soft with them

[@tomstravels520]

@@Tomo-hb2tq how would you know it’s fine? It’s called adapting to new technology’s, trying different methods of training dogs. Or would you prefer we had the same tools as we did it WW2?

[@Tomo-hb2tq]

@@tomstravels520 cos I have worked with a few dog handlers out in Iraq that’s how I know

[@Tomo-hb2tq]

not being funny as well the dogs have been doing fine for the past over 30 years why train with BB guns should be the real thing if in a war zone they won’t be firing bb at the enemy and before anyone says anything I do know I was in the army for 13 years and done 5 tours 3 Iraqs and one of them was in the 2003 war on the front line

[@boringperson-zb8vy]

They explained it about 5:45 onwards. It's been an age old problem of dogs seeming fine until things really hit the fan and they didn't react well. They're testing the dogs at an earlier stage, saving the army time and money, because a dog team is a huge cost of both.

[@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan]

@@boringperson-zb8vysuch a horrible mindset, the dogs are scared and don’t want to be used and put into these situations for literally 0 benefit to the dog themselves at all. Leave dogs alone and stop trying to force terrified dogs into such dangerous environments/wars.

[@TheSovietWombat]

No point of having a dog in a FPV drone environment

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

You can’t be serious

[@TheSovietWombat]

@@ArsenicApplejuice 100% serious, at the start of the war in ukraine dogs were very common on the frontline, however turns out dogs are a priority target as they can be used to clear minefield and more, thats why you cant dogs on the front anymore, there have been reported 50 canine casualties since the start of the year, all belonging to one specific russian DPR loyalist troop

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

@@TheSovietWombat so dogs are useful better not use a dog? Doesn’t make sense. I think people have a tendency to learn the wrong lessons from Ukraine. My takeaway from that would be to defeat the drone, not ditch the dog. Ukraine and Russias inability to do so isn’t evidence that’s not possible. Putting that aside… dogs still work in environments that an FPV would never be a concern

[@TheSovietWombat]

@@ArsenicApplejuice they are usefull but in a combat enviroment they are a very heavy burden, you cant exactly use dogs while your position is being hammered by artillery and glide bombs

[@TheSovietWombat]

@@ArsenicApplejuice bruh im talking about front line combat not mine clearing 100km behind the front, read it before u comment

[@John.AR.Activism]

Dogs are not soldiers, disgusting use of animals as usual.

[@olivermilner1470]

Funniest video I’ve seen recently. Why use fake weapons to train them.

[@ArsenicApplejuice]

@@olivermilner1470 the video spells that out for you if you’d care to watch it

[@olivermilner1470]

@@ArsenicApplejuice thank you. I’m a bit slow mentally so I appreciate your kindness. Loving your name Arsenic

Cost of ammo, live or blanks adds up.