What all do you do as a dog handler? Do you ever see combat and use weapons? What dog do you use? | British Army

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What all do you do as a dog handler? Do you ever see combat and use weapons? What dog do you use?

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Katie -.

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Hi there,

Thank you for your question.

We have a lot of questions about Military Dog Handlers so I would recommend using the search function at the top of the page and reading though the previous questions and answers. The answer at this link is particularly useful; https://british-army.career-inspiration.com/app/discussions/view/93579/while-doing-my-dog-handler-training-will-i-get-to-choose-if-i-wanna-train-a-protection-dog-or-a-specialist-dog-to-be-min.

Dog handler are soldiers so are trained in combat and the use of weapons and will absolutely deploy overseas on operations.

I hope the link provides the information you are looking for.

Katie

Thursday, June 4, 2020

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