WEBVTT 00:00.140 --> 00:02.196 I'm john Engel , this is john on the 00:02.196 --> 00:04.029 jobs . And this month we're with 00:04.029 --> 00:06.720 military working dogs , let's go , mm 00:06.720 --> 00:07.720 hmm , 00:13.240 --> 00:17.090 mm hmm , mm 00:17.090 --> 00:18.090 hmm , 00:24.340 --> 00:25.340 mm hmm , 00:28.740 --> 00:30.880 mm hmm . So we're here with senior 00:30.880 --> 00:32.991 Airman Jacob Barnett from Kansas city 00:32.991 --> 00:35.213 Missouri . And he's one of our military 00:35.213 --> 00:37.436 working dog handlers in Airman Arnett . 00:37.436 --> 00:39.658 How long have you been here at Sheppard 00:39.658 --> 00:41.769 Air Force Base ? I've been here about 00:41.769 --> 00:43.991 eight months . About eight months . And 00:43.991 --> 00:43.690 what is it that we're gonna be doing 00:43.690 --> 00:45.634 here this morning ? So today we're 00:45.634 --> 00:47.857 gonna do our normal routine that I do . 00:47.857 --> 00:49.857 It's gonna be feeding , keeping the 00:49.857 --> 00:51.801 dogs from medication , cleaning up 00:51.801 --> 00:54.023 their kennels and then uh , we'll go to 00:54.023 --> 00:56.246 work okay . And a lot of people see you 00:56.246 --> 00:58.301 out with the dog doing your patrol , 00:58.301 --> 01:00.023 doing all that stuff . But how 01:00.023 --> 01:02.190 important is this beginning of the day 01:02.190 --> 01:04.357 routine that you guys do when it comes 01:04.357 --> 01:06.412 to actually caring and providing for 01:06.412 --> 01:08.357 for your partners ? It's extremely 01:08.357 --> 01:10.579 important . We are making sure that not 01:10.579 --> 01:12.801 only my partner is good for the day and 01:12.801 --> 01:14.968 that he's ready to work , but the rest 01:14.968 --> 01:14.510 of the dogs that they're fine and 01:14.510 --> 01:17.270 they're healthy , so , and we can hear 01:17.270 --> 01:19.326 that they're hungry . So let's let's 01:19.326 --> 01:21.840 get after it and get their food going . 01:21.850 --> 01:25.030 So 1.5 for Rogan Rogan 01:27.040 --> 01:29.390 and do your eyeball behalf . That's 01:29.400 --> 01:33.210 yeah , that's good . Mm hmm . And why ? 01:33.210 --> 01:37.030 Why the different amounts . For for the 01:37.030 --> 01:39.252 dogs . Um it's gonna be based off their 01:39.252 --> 01:42.920 weight and their I wr okay . Which is 01:42.920 --> 01:45.198 gonna be their individual weight range . 01:45.310 --> 01:47.643 And then for this one that will be Tony . 01:47.643 --> 01:49.754 So do a cup and a half . So this is a 01:49.754 --> 01:52.530 cup and a half . Okay . And then the 01:52.530 --> 01:55.250 next one will be two cups . Mhm , 01:57.040 --> 02:00.710 mm hmm . So the bigger dogs get two 02:00.710 --> 02:04.190 cups , Is that kind of how it is ? Okay . 02:04.200 --> 02:06.422 All right . So , I'll do the medication 02:06.422 --> 02:08.810 real quick . And what what type of 02:08.810 --> 02:10.880 medication do they get ? And is it a 02:10.890 --> 02:14.700 daily regimen ? Yes . Um 02:14.710 --> 02:17.430 two of our dogs are on both the queen 02:17.430 --> 02:20.890 and omega three I think . Um and it's 02:20.890 --> 02:23.112 just to help because they're getting up 02:23.112 --> 02:25.223 there with their age and it just kind 02:25.223 --> 02:27.334 of helps supplement all the work that 02:27.334 --> 02:31.130 they do during the day . No , so it's 02:31.130 --> 02:33.352 not too different than , say , somewhat 02:33.352 --> 02:35.408 at home taking care of their own dog 02:35.408 --> 02:39.130 and having a , you know , give them 02:39.130 --> 02:41.186 medication because they have they're 02:41.186 --> 02:43.408 older and they have joint issues or hip 02:43.408 --> 02:45.630 issues or whatever the case may be . Mm 02:45.630 --> 02:49.530 hmm . Okay . Alright . So , we've 02:49.530 --> 02:51.510 prepared the dog's food and senior 02:51.510 --> 02:53.720 seminar net has put the medication in 02:53.720 --> 02:55.887 there . So , when we come back , we're 02:55.887 --> 02:58.109 gonna go out to the kennel and actually 02:58.109 --> 03:00.331 feed the dogs , we'll see you here in a 03:00.331 --> 03:00.050 bit . 03:05.540 --> 03:08.360 Okay . 03:11.140 --> 03:13.430 Mhm . All right , welcome back . So , 03:13.430 --> 03:15.486 we've got the food ready . We've got 03:15.486 --> 03:17.486 the medication ready . So now we're 03:17.486 --> 03:19.597 gonna head out to the kennel area and 03:19.597 --> 03:21.652 actually feed the dogs in because of 03:21.652 --> 03:23.900 safety issues . I'll set the food in a 03:23.900 --> 03:25.956 specific area and then Airman Arnett 03:25.956 --> 03:27.900 will take it and put it inside the 03:27.900 --> 03:27.560 kennel . 03:32.040 --> 03:33.040 Mhm . 03:40.940 --> 03:44.310 A lot of times I'll try to feed my dog 03:44.320 --> 03:48.040 first . Mm hmm . And then come and feed 03:48.040 --> 03:50.480 the rest of dogs . But it can just kind 03:50.480 --> 03:53.880 of depends on the order . So I'll give 03:53.880 --> 03:55.880 my dog with his medication and then 03:55.880 --> 03:57.850 I'll give him his food Tony sit 03:59.640 --> 04:03.350 stay okay . Mhm , 04:06.240 --> 04:08.950 mm hmm . Mhm . 04:10.040 --> 04:13.790 Good . Yes . Mhm . So we fed the 04:13.790 --> 04:15.457 dogs , we've given them their 04:15.457 --> 04:17.700 medication and now they're housed in 04:17.700 --> 04:19.756 their kennels and we're gonna get to 04:19.756 --> 04:21.922 clean the poop and all the other stuff 04:21.922 --> 04:24.089 now . So I'm gonna put down this broom 04:24.089 --> 04:26.690 and grabs a water hose and spray out 04:26.690 --> 04:30.450 the kennels . So , tell me about 04:30.450 --> 04:32.990 your , your tech school , We were known 04:32.990 --> 04:35.212 for our tech school here , but you guys 04:35.212 --> 04:37.323 don't go to tech school here . You go 04:37.323 --> 04:39.434 to lackland . Uh tell me a little bit 04:39.434 --> 04:42.680 about that . So it's a 13 week course 04:43.010 --> 04:46.980 and all four branches go and they 04:46.980 --> 04:49.900 teach you the basics of dog psychology 04:49.900 --> 04:53.410 and just handling procedures for both 04:53.410 --> 04:56.660 patrol and detection , medical 04:56.670 --> 05:00.320 and um yeah , it's a it's a good 05:00.320 --> 05:03.860 time . So whenever you first learned 05:03.860 --> 05:06.082 that you were gonna do this , what were 05:06.082 --> 05:08.304 your , what was your initial impression 05:08.304 --> 05:11.900 of it ? I always wanted to do this . So 05:11.900 --> 05:14.067 I kind of knew from the get go what it 05:14.067 --> 05:17.660 was and uh Mhm . 05:18.040 --> 05:20.420 It's a lot of work , but it's worth 05:20.420 --> 05:22.980 putting the time in uh and you have to 05:22.980 --> 05:25.250 put the time in to make yourself as a 05:25.250 --> 05:28.250 team look really good . And also to be 05:29.640 --> 05:33.070 Mhm . Just be successful . Yeah , when 05:33.070 --> 05:35.181 what you do , because in this job you 05:35.181 --> 05:37.070 can't you can't fail . So , so we 05:37.070 --> 05:38.910 finished spraying out one of the 05:38.910 --> 05:41.132 kennels , and now we have three more to 05:41.132 --> 05:43.188 go , so we're gonna go do that . And 05:43.188 --> 05:45.354 then when we come back , senior Airman 05:45.354 --> 05:47.466 Arnett and I and his partner Tony are 05:47.466 --> 05:49.577 gonna head out on patrol and see what 05:49.577 --> 05:51.688 they do on a daily basis , out on the 05:51.688 --> 05:51.450 street . We'll see when we come back , 05:54.740 --> 05:55.740 mm hmm . 06:06.740 --> 06:10.990 Thanks 06:10.990 --> 06:13.101 for hanging around and welcome back , 06:13.101 --> 06:15.268 I'm here with senior Airman Arnett and 06:15.268 --> 06:17.212 we've done quite a few things this 06:17.212 --> 06:17.100 morning . We started out with some 06:17.100 --> 06:19.322 basic Kendall care and feeding the dogs 06:19.322 --> 06:21.544 and then giving them their medication . 06:21.840 --> 06:24.062 Um So that was an experience , that was 06:24.062 --> 06:26.229 that was fun . And you guys do that on 06:26.229 --> 06:28.750 a daily basis . And then we went out on 06:28.750 --> 06:30.900 patrol and and got to experience a 06:30.900 --> 06:33.122 little bit about what you do , you guys 06:33.122 --> 06:35.800 do their uh including the installation 06:35.810 --> 06:37.930 entry exit point checks that you guys 06:37.930 --> 06:40.450 do with vehicles um as well as hitting 06:40.450 --> 06:42.470 the perimeter fence and and doing a 06:42.480 --> 06:44.369 basic security check there . So , 06:44.369 --> 06:46.424 talking a little bit about that with 06:46.424 --> 06:48.480 the tipsy , what is it that you guys 06:48.480 --> 06:50.820 are doing there ? We're just providing 06:50.830 --> 06:52.480 security and law enforcement 06:52.480 --> 06:54.940 capabilities to the base because of the 06:54.950 --> 06:57.220 dogs , enhanced sense of smell and 06:57.220 --> 07:00.730 their hearing . They provide a far more 07:00.730 --> 07:04.320 capable detection for 07:04.330 --> 07:07.030 um that process . Okay . And then with 07:07.030 --> 07:08.974 the perimeter checks on the on the 07:08.974 --> 07:11.030 fence lines , what what are you guys 07:11.030 --> 07:13.197 doing there were just out there making 07:13.197 --> 07:15.197 sure that the base is secure , that 07:15.197 --> 07:17.363 there's no breaches on the perimeter . 07:17.363 --> 07:19.586 And just so people can see us out there 07:19.586 --> 07:21.752 that we are out there , we are looking 07:21.752 --> 07:23.808 for things and just to keep the base 07:23.808 --> 07:25.863 safe when you guys are out and about 07:25.863 --> 07:27.474 and you know , maybe doing a 07:27.474 --> 07:29.474 walkthrough of the building and and 07:29.474 --> 07:31.530 people are around um what is it that 07:31.530 --> 07:33.697 you need people to know and understand 07:33.697 --> 07:35.940 about these specific dogs when it comes 07:35.940 --> 07:38.107 to their capabilities and what they're 07:38.107 --> 07:40.107 trained to do . So they're not your 07:40.107 --> 07:42.440 average pet dogs , they're working dogs . 07:42.440 --> 07:44.607 Um So just stay , keep your distance . 07:44.607 --> 07:46.551 They have do not pet on them for a 07:46.551 --> 07:48.607 reason . So don't try to come up and 07:48.607 --> 07:50.662 pet them and like I said , just stay 07:50.662 --> 07:52.996 clear and then you'll be you'll be good . 07:53.340 --> 07:55.340 And so we've seen with you and Tony 07:55.340 --> 07:57.507 that you guys do have a relationship , 07:57.507 --> 08:00.850 a bond there and that he's not your pet . 08:00.860 --> 08:03.740 But he we saw him love on you come up 08:03.750 --> 08:05.917 and sit next to you do everything that 08:05.917 --> 08:08.028 a pet would do . But that's different 08:08.028 --> 08:10.350 because you're his partners . Yes . 08:10.740 --> 08:13.330 Okay . So that was a great recap of 08:13.330 --> 08:15.163 what we saw and experienced this 08:15.163 --> 08:17.219 morning . Uh lots of things that you 08:17.219 --> 08:19.330 guys do to make sure that shepherd is 08:19.330 --> 08:22.110 protected and secured . Uh not only 08:22.110 --> 08:24.780 within the fence and within the 08:24.780 --> 08:26.836 buildings , but also making sure the 08:26.836 --> 08:29.100 fence does its job as well . So hang 08:29.100 --> 08:30.989 around um that's what we did this 08:30.989 --> 08:33.211 morning and we're gonna be back here in 08:33.211 --> 08:35.267 a little bit and you're gonna get to 08:35.267 --> 08:37.433 see me experience what it's like for a 08:37.433 --> 08:39.489 dog to come and take me down . We'll 08:39.489 --> 08:41.160 see you in a few . 08:47.640 --> 08:48.560 Mm hmm . 08:53.540 --> 08:54.540 Mhm . 09:01.240 --> 09:03.351 Thanks for hanging around and welcome 09:03.351 --> 09:05.296 back to this final segment of this 09:05.296 --> 09:07.351 episode of Jon on the jobs where I'm 09:07.351 --> 09:09.407 with Senior Airman Jacob Barnett and 09:09.407 --> 09:11.018 his partner Tony . And we've 09:11.018 --> 09:13.129 experienced a little bit today , what 09:13.129 --> 09:12.930 you guys do from a force protection 09:12.930 --> 09:14.986 standpoint , whether that's checking 09:14.986 --> 09:16.986 vehicles at the gate , checking the 09:16.986 --> 09:19.208 perimeter of the fence line or checking 09:19.208 --> 09:21.263 buildings . There's another job that 09:21.263 --> 09:22.930 you guys do that I'm about to 09:22.930 --> 09:25.097 experience and that's when it comes to 09:25.097 --> 09:27.520 maybe an unruly person not listening to 09:27.520 --> 09:30.090 what you guys are commanding them to do . 09:30.170 --> 09:32.440 And so Tony comes into play . Talk a 09:32.440 --> 09:34.551 little bit about that . So these dogs 09:34.551 --> 09:37.470 are used um for a lot of law 09:37.470 --> 09:39.359 enforcement capabilities , either 09:39.359 --> 09:41.248 psychological or for more serious 09:41.248 --> 09:45.100 offenses . They can be used as a a the 09:45.110 --> 09:47.260 use of force to deescalate the 09:47.260 --> 09:50.170 situation . And so for our viewers , 09:50.170 --> 09:52.392 tell them what I'm going to do and what 09:52.392 --> 09:54.559 I'm going to experience . So I'm gonna 09:54.559 --> 09:56.503 have you put on a full bite suit , 09:56.503 --> 09:58.670 you'll be completely covered from head 09:58.670 --> 10:00.781 to toe with a very thick padding that 10:00.781 --> 10:02.781 will prevent his teeth from digging 10:02.781 --> 10:04.837 into your skin and I'll have you run 10:04.837 --> 10:07.059 and then he's gonna chase after you and 10:07.059 --> 10:09.003 he's gonna latch onto your arm and 10:09.003 --> 10:11.059 bring it down to the ground . You're 10:11.059 --> 10:10.490 gonna feel a lot of tight pressure on 10:10.490 --> 10:12.379 your arm and that's just from his 10:12.379 --> 10:14.460 drawstring biting down on the on the 10:14.460 --> 10:17.050 suit and you may feel them kind of 10:17.060 --> 10:19.338 thrash around , but that's gonna be it . 10:19.338 --> 10:22.360 Okay , so it'll be hopefully , 10:23.740 --> 10:27.330 so all right , let's go do this , let's 10:27.330 --> 10:27.850 go . 10:36.840 --> 10:37.840 Yeah , 10:47.440 --> 10:50.860 so it really wasn't as bad as I thought 10:50.860 --> 10:52.971 it was gonna be , but I can't imagine 10:52.971 --> 10:55.138 what it would be like if I didn't have 10:55.138 --> 10:58.590 however thick this suit is because I 10:58.590 --> 11:00.868 did feel it , I did feel some pressure . 11:01.240 --> 11:04.260 Um but man , you can , you can feel 11:04.940 --> 11:07.090 the impact in the forest when the dog 11:07.100 --> 11:09.322 doesn't get you and latch onto you . So 11:09.940 --> 11:12.160 yeah , don't be stupid America , these 11:12.170 --> 11:13.392 these guys are good . 11:18.940 --> 11:20.940 Alright , so that'll do it for this 11:20.940 --> 11:22.940 episode of Jon on the job , Jacob , 11:22.940 --> 11:25.162 thank you very much for working with me 11:25.162 --> 11:27.640 today and and Tony thank you for uh for 11:27.640 --> 11:29.751 the experience that you've given me . 11:29.751 --> 11:31.918 It's been a lot of fun to see what you 11:31.918 --> 11:33.751 guys do on a daily basis to keep 11:33.751 --> 11:35.973 shepherd safe and it's an important job 11:35.973 --> 11:38.196 that a lot of people don't know about , 11:38.196 --> 11:37.760 or it's behind the scenes and they 11:37.770 --> 11:39.820 really don't see it . So thanks for 11:39.820 --> 11:42.098 joining us and we'll see you next time . 11:42.098 --> 11:42.640 Have a good one .