Apr82013News All the dog teams I’ve written about so far work as military working dog handlers full time. But what about those handlers who are saddled with this immense responsibility just months before deployment? What if you were an Army infantryman, cook, truck driver, and your unit informed you one day that you would be attending dog school, and told to learn everything you could because in just a few months you will be leading combat patrols in Afghanistan with your dog? Charged to lead combat patrols, with a dog they barely know, and a skill they recently learned- this is the Army’s Tactical Explosive Detector Dog Program…….today’s post is about them. This isn’t my story but I do have the story on a Tactical Explosive Detector Dog Team, PFC Jeremy Wirth and his TEDD David coming soon! Read More: Category: NewsBy RonApril 8, 2013 Author: Ron http://www.uswardogs.com Post navigationPreviousPrevious post:Paramus students learn importance of ‘war dogs’NextNext post:War dog Lucca honored in TuscaloosaRelated postsHow to Honor the Military Dogs Who Serve Our NationMarch 21, 2019Mission K9 Rescue is Finding Homes for Heroic DogsMarch 21, 2019Life-changing companions: How to afford a service dogMarch 18, 2019K9s For Warriors – Because Together We StandSeptember 10, 2018WAR DOG: A SOLDIER’S BEST FRIENDNovember 7, 2017A soldier and the dog that saved his lifeNovember 2, 2017