Recently, a video of a subway police dog "wanting to eat meat but trying to restrain itself" went viral, and the police dog's "food refusal training" also attracted attention. The police dog "Billy" in the video is 2 years old this year. He was qualified to join the police when he was 3 months old. His ability to search for explosives is the focus of his daily training. The "anti-feeding training" to resist the temptation of delicious food is to ensure its good body shape and work needs.

The police dog "Billy" underwent more than 6 months of rigorous training and grew into a qualified police dog. Qu Xin, a police officer from the police dog squadron of the Nanjing Metro Public Security Bureau's special patrol brigade, said that first of all, the handler must conduct affinity training with the police dogs to establish a good relationship.

The second is to carry out obedience training; the third is to carry out professional training, which is also homework training. It is a professional explosive detection dog with a very sensitive sense of smell and is required to detect explosives.

The obedience training involved not only requires the police dog to be able to respond to commands such as sit, lie down, stand, bark, etc., but also must not "do it" without the handler's command, even if their eyes are filled with salivating food. act rashly".

Qu Xin, a police officer from the Police Dog Squadron of the Nanjing Metro Public Security Bureau’s Special Patrol Brigade, said, “We have encountered the situation in the online video before. In this regard, we have specialized anti-feeding training and set up the dog Grain and meat, let it learn to control it, and will not eat without instructions."

The police dogs only eat one meal a day

The police dogs also work hard to achieve their goals during training. Dog food and meat are not far away, but they can't help but drool at the delicious food. DC, and then simply turned away from looking at the rice bowl. Through accumulated training over a long period of time, police dogs can basically complete this challenge well.

The reporter learned during the interview that the challenge faced by Billy in the video was not just "rejecting the temptation of meat". He was in a state of fasting at the time. "Don't eat meat when you see it" is also inseparable from the regular eating habits that have been formed: one meal a day.

Qu Xin, a police officer from the Police Dog Squadron of the Special Patrol Brigade of the Nanjing Metro Public Security Bureau, said, "Just like people, they become tired and sleepy after eating. Our police dogs must ensure good working condition. Generally, they are fed once a day. Eat a meal, so that they can have enough energy, and the subway is a public security area, and police dogs eat irregularly and have defecation problems, which affects environmental hygiene. Therefore, after working for 8 hours, they have to return to the base before eating."

Due to growth needs, police dogs will be fed two meals a day before they are one year old. After they reach adulthood, the amount of one meal will be gradually reduced until it is reduced to one meal. Although there is only one meal, this meal is very rich in diet, including dog food, meat and vegetables, and a combination of meat and vegetables, which can ensure sufficient and balanced nutrition for police dogs.

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