1 00:00:00,490 --> 00:00:06,700 >> My name is Karl Tyler. I'm a supervisor and K9 instructor 2 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:08,760 at the Canine Center in Front Royal, Virginia. 3 00:00:09,310 --> 00:00:12,990 I train handlers and their dogs to find the bad guys 4 00:00:12,990 --> 00:00:14,230 and find the bad stuff. 5 00:00:15,780 --> 00:00:18,610 My job's cool, because I get to play with dogs all day. 6 00:00:18,610 --> 00:00:20,720 And at the end of the week, I get a paycheck for it. 7 00:00:22,070 --> 00:00:24,920 This is basically a giant game of Hide and Seek, right? 8 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,170 The bad guys put something out there 9 00:00:27,170 --> 00:00:28,410 that we're trying to find. 10 00:00:28,410 --> 00:00:30,990 Probably can't find it on my own, we use those dogs. 11 00:00:30,990 --> 00:00:32,990 And it's a big game to them. 12 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,440 The dog's most important tool is his nose, right? 13 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,250 They smell things a lot better than we do. 14 00:00:38,250 --> 00:00:41,820 So people hide something somewhere, they think they got it concealed, 15 00:00:41,820 --> 00:00:43,300 because they got no smell coming out of it -- 16 00:00:43,300 --> 00:00:44,760 the dogs find it. 17 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,720 Everything is based off that dog going out for the day, 18 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,010 wanting to play in some form or manner. 19 00:00:50,010 --> 00:00:53,920 And that play for him is looking for the bad stuff 20 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:55,150 that we got out there. 21 00:00:55,150 --> 00:00:57,000 Once he gets that reward, that's his paycheck. 22 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,720 That's all he wants. 23 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,390 It's kind of controlled chaos, right? So the dog alerts, 24 00:01:01,390 --> 00:01:03,810 and should go into a sit and stare, 25 00:01:03,810 --> 00:01:07,030 where that odor is, where that source is. 26 00:01:07,030 --> 00:01:10,130 At that point he gets a reward, then it's crazy time. 27 00:01:10,130 --> 00:01:12,320 Up until then, it's all business. 28 00:01:16,100 --> 00:01:18,010 You have a partner that you get to bond with. 29 00:01:18,010 --> 00:01:19,260 You're taking him home with you. 30 00:01:19,260 --> 00:01:21,970 You're doing something that's vital for the country. 31 00:01:21,970 --> 00:01:24,240 And it's just fun on top of it. 32 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,800 How many people go to a desk job 33 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,530 and aren't really fond of it, and maybe complain? 34 00:01:28,530 --> 00:01:30,140 I never complain about my job. 35 00:01:30,140 --> 00:01:32,520 Yo, that's a good dog! Oh, he's a good boy. 36 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,480 Yeah, he's a good boy! You're a superstar. 37 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,090 You're a superstar, yes you are!