[nagdu] Career change dog job

[Tracy Carcione]

It was on the NPR WNYC affiliate.  Go to wnyc.org, the Leonard Lopate show, 
for yesterday.
Tracy

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> Tracey, was this on NPR? I want to try to find the program as it
> sounds very interesting.
>
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> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
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> I'm listening to an interview on the radio about bomb-sniffing dogs.  One 
> of
> the speakers runs a dog-security company, and he says they get their dogs
> from 5 sources:  Fidelco, GEB, TSE, GDF, and Puppies Behind Bars.  He says
> that they get the would-be guide dogs who are too sniffy, or too
> toy-obsessed, or too hyper, and those are just the things needed in a
> sniffer dog.  He says shepherds usually prefer play rewards, while labs
> prefer food.  He says that sniffer dogs retire around 8 years old to live
> the easy life as pets.
> I always think it's interesting to hear what happens to puppies who don't
> make it as guides.
> Tracy
>
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