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by Two Moons on 20 January 2014 - 13:01
How many times can a dog such as a police or military K-9 be exposed to gun fire and explosive devices before it suffers hearing loss?
Especially small arms fire in close quarters.
Also hunting dogs who are shot over and are in front the the muzzle multiple times in a day while in the field, and dogs exposed to fire works set off on the ground.
It happens very quickly to humans and is permanent, what about dogs?
Anyone have any practical experience with this?
Especially small arms fire in close quarters.
Also hunting dogs who are shot over and are in front the the muzzle multiple times in a day while in the field, and dogs exposed to fire works set off on the ground.
It happens very quickly to humans and is permanent, what about dogs?
Anyone have any practical experience with this?
by Two Moons on 21 January 2014 - 15:01
Not related to noise levels but I've encountered in one dog hearing loss due to a vet prescribed treatment for an ear infection.
It seems to have improved some but it lasted for a year or better and in the beginning was profound.
It seems to have improved some but it lasted for a year or better and in the beginning was profound.
by Sunsilver on 22 January 2014 - 11:01
Got a police K9 coming in for boarding today. I'll try to remember to ask his handler.
by Sunsilver on 31 January 2014 - 21:01
Okay, I asked the dog's handler, and he said they are aware of the possible damage, and don't often expose the dogs to live gunfire. Since I am hearing impaired, I've read a lot about hearing loss, and constant noise, the sort you'd experience in a factory all day long is much more harmful than a few cracks from a gun now and then.
He says it's far more important to teach the dog to disarm the bad guy. The dog never would have been accepted into training if it weren't gunsure, so why the need to expose it to gunfire on a regular basis for training purposes?
He says it's far more important to teach the dog to disarm the bad guy. The dog never would have been accepted into training if it weren't gunsure, so why the need to expose it to gunfire on a regular basis for training purposes?
by Hired Dog on 31 January 2014 - 21:01
Sunsilver, no handler I know or have trained will ever send a dog on a known armed suspect on purpose. There are other ways to deal with someone who has a gun. I am sure someone, somewhere has done it as a "last ditch" effort, distract the suspect, sacrifice the dog and get a chance to shoot him before he shoots you, sure, but, its not done as a practice.
I demand a dog to do nothing when it hears a gun shot, no cower, not become aggressive, simply to go about what it was doing before.
I demand a dog to do nothing when it hears a gun shot, no cower, not become aggressive, simply to go about what it was doing before.
by Sunsilver on 31 January 2014 - 21:01
Okay, guess I misinterpreted what he said. It's more important to teach the dog to take out the bad guy!
Guess I've been watching too many YouTube videos in which it's a training scenario, and the bad guy is usually armed.
Guess I've been watching too many YouTube videos in which it's a training scenario, and the bad guy is usually armed.
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