WEBVTT 00:05.280 --> 00:08.539 I'm MA2 Dante Forres at NDW and I'm a 00:08.539 --> 00:10.706 military working dog handler . Uh , so 00:10.706 --> 00:12.761 I've been at NDW stationed this time 00:12.761 --> 00:15.020 for about 2 years now . Uh , day to day 00:15.020 --> 00:17.187 responsibilities as a military working 00:17.187 --> 00:19.020 dog handler have to maintain and 00:19.020 --> 00:22.819 provide for the working dogs . So as 00:22.819 --> 00:24.930 far as administrator responsibilities 00:24.930 --> 00:26.763 tracking all of their . Training 00:26.924 --> 00:28.805 documenting how much they weigh 00:28.805 --> 00:30.694 documenting how much food they're 00:30.694 --> 00:32.861 getting we're also making sure they're 00:32.861 --> 00:34.972 getting out , getting exercise , uh , 00:34.972 --> 00:37.194 training regularly to make sure they're 00:37.194 --> 00:39.416 still able to perform their job . We're 00:39.416 --> 00:41.472 still going through the paces making 00:41.472 --> 00:43.694 sure that they are ready for task . The 00:43.694 --> 00:45.749 main mission here is kind of just uh 00:45.749 --> 00:48.490 detect and deter so obviously we are 00:48.490 --> 00:51.369 gonna be searching for contraband items 00:51.369 --> 00:54.610 whether that's narcotics or explosives 00:54.610 --> 00:56.409 we're also doing a lot of force 00:56.409 --> 00:59.720 protection , making sure that . Threats 00:59.720 --> 01:01.900 are able to be neutralized mostly by 01:02.150 --> 01:04.483 deterring them stopping that , you know , 01:04.483 --> 01:06.594 you see a dog coming up you're like , 01:06.594 --> 01:08.650 oh maybe I don't wanna go over there 01:08.650 --> 01:10.650 because people tend to be scared of 01:10.650 --> 01:12.761 getting bit or whatever it is so kind 01:12.761 --> 01:14.706 of the whole piece bringing it all 01:14.706 --> 01:16.594 together is what we do . Uh , the 01:16.594 --> 01:18.706 relationship we have with our dogs is 01:18.706 --> 01:18.629 actually a little hard to explain . 01:19.290 --> 01:22.199 It's we come in and we take care of 01:22.199 --> 01:24.310 these dogs like I said before it's up 01:24.310 --> 01:26.919 to us to maintain and care for them is 01:26.919 --> 01:30.480 so much effort , love and care put 01:30.480 --> 01:33.120 into this living being that is solely 01:33.120 --> 01:36.040 relying on us . It's just a bond that a 01:36.040 --> 01:37.707 lot of people wouldn't really 01:37.707 --> 01:39.762 understand and it's something that's 01:39.762 --> 01:41.762 not to be taken for granted , so it 01:41.762 --> 01:43.707 really does mean a lot . uh , most 01:43.707 --> 01:45.929 challenging part of the job is . Pretty 01:45.929 --> 01:48.040 much when you're working with the dog 01:48.040 --> 01:50.096 like every so often you'll encounter 01:50.096 --> 01:52.318 some type of obstacle or some type of . 01:52.318 --> 01:54.429 Stopping point where it's like , OK , 01:54.429 --> 01:56.651 how come we're not figuring this out so 01:56.651 --> 01:58.818 like once you actually figure out what 01:58.818 --> 02:00.484 it was that we were trying to 02:00.484 --> 02:02.651 accomplish it's like , you know , it's 02:02.651 --> 02:04.873 a party one you're celebrating with the 02:04.873 --> 02:06.984 dog , let them know how good of a job 02:06.984 --> 02:09.151 they did , and then you get to see all 02:09.151 --> 02:11.151 of your effort pay off so it's like 02:11.151 --> 02:11.089 it's something that you can see over 02:11.089 --> 02:13.529 time build it's a really gratifying 02:13.529 --> 02:15.759 experience . Uh , so yeah , the main 02:15.759 --> 02:17.981 thing I like info about the job is when 02:17.981 --> 02:20.735 we're out here day to day take . The 02:20.735 --> 02:22.695 dogs going on different missions 02:22.695 --> 02:24.585 traveling across the nation doing 02:24.895 --> 02:27.062 whatever it is that we need to do that 02:27.062 --> 02:29.284 we're assigned with but one of the main 02:29.284 --> 02:31.451 things is you get to have a lot of fun 02:31.451 --> 02:33.617 with this like it's not just as simple 02:33.617 --> 02:35.673 as sitting behind a desk while there 02:35.673 --> 02:37.839 are plenty of jobs where that's really 02:37.839 --> 02:39.951 important for us is we really have to 02:39.951 --> 02:42.228 get out there , have fun with the dogs , 02:42.228 --> 02:44.451 enjoy our time because all of that is a 02:44.451 --> 02:46.617 key component to make sure we're doing 02:46.617 --> 02:48.562 the job correctly . My name is MA2 02:48.562 --> 02:49.354 Force and I am NDW .