Animal trainer goes from TV fame to the dogs of war

Summary:

Kate Nicholas used to be a shy young dog trainer, who participated in Britain’s Got Talent with her dog Gin. Now, five years later, Kate has turned into private Nicholas. She has joined the Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC), where she works in the puppy development section and trains puppies to sniff out bombs. She now also stars in a three-part series called Animal Heroes which follows the people working with the animals. Nowadays, already more military dogs have served in the Afghan campaign than in the whole WWII and the British army has more horses than main battle tanks.

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Own opinion:

Working among soldiers, this piece really interested me. I have shown my students documentaries on these sniffing dogs and it is really cool to see how good they are at what they do, how the soldiers admire and fully trust these animals, put their lives in their noses and to see the bond between the handler and the dog. They fully understand each other. Of course I have thought a lot of what kind of job I would want if I every  joined the army, and this would certainly be on top of my list.

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Source:

Ben Farmer ( 2013, 2 June). Animal trainer goes from TV fame to the dogs of war. Telegraph. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/britains-got-talent/10093093/Animal-trainer-goes-from-TV-fame-to-the-dogs-of-war.html