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The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and private corporations including Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, Kia Heavy Industry, Poongsan Corporation, and Samsung Aerospace Industries for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and is now manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace. [2]
The Coakham pack of Bloodhounds starting a human trail in England. The medieval Bloodhound was not primarily a pack hound, but a leash hound, though there may have been packs in different places or at different times. Up to the 19th century, a single hound or a brace was used on deer parks, to find deer for the gun.
Foundation dogs were chosen for a keen sense of smell, the ability to track an animal independent of human commands and, most importantly, to follow an animal both on the ground and when it took to a tree. [2] Bloodhounds specifically were added to many coonhound lines to enhance the ability to track. Coonhounds can hunt individually or as a pack.
Tracking packages with stationary bar code reader in a warehouse sorting operation. Package tracking or package logging is the process of localizing shipping containers, mail and parcel post at different points of time during sorting, warehousing, and package delivery to verify their provenance and to predict and aid delivery.
Hounds track a natural human scent [39] Lure coursing: Dogs chase a mechanically-operated lure [40] Nosework: Dogs search for target odors while ignoring distractions [41] Tracking trial: Dogs track a target by scent [42] Trail hunting: A pack of hounds tracks an artificially-laid trail of animal urine [43]
Contemporary dogs in military roles are also often referred to as police dogs, or in the United States and United Kingdom as a military working dog (MWD), or K-9. Their roles are nearly as varied as those of their ancient relatives, though they tend to be more rarely used in front-line formations.
Police dog performing a search for explosives. Human uses for tracking dogs are dependent on many different factors. Specifically, the demands of a job often influence which kind of dog humans choose to train and employ. There are three different types of scenting dogs based on their affinity for air scents, ground scents and tracking scents. [6]
A police dog, also known as a K-9 (portmanteau of canine), [1] is a dog that is trained to assist police and other law enforcement officers. Their duties may include searching for drugs and explosives , locating missing people , finding crime scene evidence, protecting officers and other people, and attacking suspects who flee from officers.