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- [Reporter] Dogs are used as a less than lethal

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backup force across law enforcement,

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and much of their success is in their bite.

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- Ah!

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^- This black suit top is used by K9 handlers

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^in the air force as a protective barrier

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^when doing bite work.

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- Good boy, hold her.

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^- It's a psychological effect.

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^So if somebody comes through the door with a dog

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^and we're searching a house,

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^people are more likely to come willingly with us

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^'cause they don't wanna get bit.

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- [Reporter] The dog's bite is skill that is controlled

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through hours of training.

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- Basically we'll do challenges.

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We're try to make real world situations.

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And we'll try to mimic them out here

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so that the dog can get the most practice.

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^- Right now we're gonna perform

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^a search on my suspect, sergeant Jackson.

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^Basically I'm gonna go up and pat him down,

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^make sure he doesn't have any contraband,

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^anything that can hurt me.

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And at that time, sergeant Jackson's gonna try

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to break away and get away from me.

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But my sidekick, MWD Bruno's gonna have my back.

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Stay!

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- [Ssgt Cerully] The rule of thumb that we like to follow

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is ask, tell, make.

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You'll be asked to do what we want you to do,

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then we're gonna tell you what we want you to do,

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and if all else fails, we're gonna make you.

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- [Ssgt Holloway] Good job, buddy!

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- [Reporter] MWDs are also used to detect

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drugs and explosives.

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- They're the greatest tool that the air force has

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because they can do stuff that we can't do.

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We can't detect narcotics or explosives with our nose.

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We don't have that same psychological threat

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that that dog offers because of that bite work.

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Because everybody knows that a dog's fast,

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everybody knows that dogs bite hard.

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- [Reporter] For AFN Interlick,

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I'm senior airmen, Chelsea Tidonio.