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|Videos|February 16, 2022
Becoming a University of Pennsylvania detection dog
Author(s)Caitlin McCafferty, Content Producer
During an interview with dvm360®, Cynthia Otto, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, DACVSMR, explained the recruiting process for dogs selected to train at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center.
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In a dvm360® interview, Cynthia Otto, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, DACVSMR, director of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center, described where the dogs they train at the facility originate from, plus ideal characteristics they look for in canines.
View the video below for the entire discussion. The following is a partial transcript.
Cynthia Otto, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, DACVSMR: We have breeders who actually apply to donate a dog and we look at the dogs that they are breeding, the health of the dogs, the performance of the dogs. We are really looking at the whole package, making sure that we have a dog that has all the genetic potential to succeed in a career in search and rescue, or law enforcement, or some other detection work.
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