Tuesday, October 27, 2009



On Tuesday, November 20, the Animal Science class hosted two guest speakers. Officer Morgan is the K-9 officer with the Bluffton Police Department. Melissa Newman is an animal science professor at the University of Kentucky who also works with search-and-rescue dogs for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). They spoke about the selection, care, training and uses of service dogs. Boone, one of Dr. Newman's five dogs that she brought, gave a demonstration of how he searches for missing individuals by finding a synthetic human scent hidden in the classroom. (Thanks to Mr. Caldwell!)

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