dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Thu 19 Jan, 2012 4:44 pm
Hey guys I have always wanted to handle dogs aswell as be a soldier and was wondering if I could be both ? Any info wil be great 
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Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Thu 19 Jan, 2012 6:25 pm
Search the www or Google for MWD or Military Working Dogs. There's plenty of information about.
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Thu 19 Jan, 2012 6:41 pm
Thankd buddy
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Thu 19 Jan, 2012 8:06 pm
Or join the TA so that you've some soldiering stuff to do at weekends, then get yourself a job at the local vets. You can handle as many dogs you like before they get their knackers chopped off there...
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Thu 19 Jan, 2012 9:31 pm
Hahah thts funny :p no I ment a dog handler in the army
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Thu 19 Jan, 2012 9:42 pm
When you say dog handler, do you mean as in searching for IED's?
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Thu 19 Jan, 2012 10:37 pm
I knew some right dogs when I was in the Army, but it was fun handling them
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Fri 20 Jan, 2012 6:48 am
Amphibian yea I do lol yeah I herad the dogs are ace lol
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Fri 20 Jan, 2012 11:15 am
Lets be serious here mate. You've gotta prove yourself to be a pretty good soldier before they'll even let you near a MWD. It's not a case of join up, get a dog, look for IEDs, drugs etc.
Go to your local Army Recruiting office and have a chat with them first.
Go to your local Army Recruiting office and have a chat with them first.
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Fri 20 Jan, 2012 12:18 pm
I know that kkob I mean after a few year after bein can you go on a course I ment
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Fri 20 Jan, 2012 4:08 pm
Matty113....I hope your dog can spell for all your reports that you will have to write
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Fri 20 Jan, 2012 7:48 pm
My recruiter told me that the Dog Handler job was massively oversubscribed and that now they only want people with experience. Not sure if this is true or not.
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Sat 21 Jan, 2012 9:19 pm
That's site can be very helpful.KKOB wrote:Search the www or Google for MWD or Military Working Dogs. There's plenty of information about.
Re: dog handler or soldier or both ??
Posted: Sun 22 Jan, 2012 12:29 pm
I also got told this. Apparently at least 2 years experience is needed preferably working in a vets or dogs home/shelter and only around 8 applicants get approved every yeardarylc wrote:My recruiter told me that the Dog Handler job was massively oversubscribed and that now they only want people with experience. Not sure if this is true or not.