Exotic dog recruitment tactics of the US military

Pentagon leaders are planning to develop dog brain scanning technology to be able to detect the best dogs for US military service training.

According to the new research proposal of the Department of Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense, the project, codenamed FIDOS, will use magnetic resonance scanning to find potential "dog fighters" candidates. .

American soldier Mike Forsythe and his professional dog named Cara broke
World record for human parachute deployment - highest dog. (Photo: Reuters)

The Pentagon could use brain scanning technology to 'recruit high-value military dogs, based on their nerve activation before the trainer's specific training cues'. According to experts, puppies show that stronger brain activity when exposed to such cues will be faster and easier to train.

DARPA stated: 'The project serves two goals: first of all, to optimize the selection of dogs ideal for both combat operations and military treatment environments, the second is to use the Practical neurological feedback to optimize dog training, shorten training time, cut costs and increase learning response '.

Dogs are commonly used animals in the US military to perform a variety of tasks, from bombing, detecting substances to participating in important missions, such as destroying terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

The Pentagon is believed to be using about 2,700 dogs. Most of these were purchased from Europe, where the best breeds for military operations are available. Training costs for each 'dog battle' like that amounted to nearly 20,000 USD.

The US Department of Defense will use brain scanning technology to select
The most potential dogs for training. (Photo: Daily Mail)

DARPA revealed, new brain scanning technology can also help identify appropriate dogs for social tasks, such as human mental health recovery.

'The progress of the project can be transferred to the US Veterans Administration, which is conducting a clinical trial of the effects of therapy dogs on the lives of veterans. suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ' , reports DARPA