[0:05] Buddy, we got some questions that people [0:07] want to answer. Do you want to read [0:08] these? No. [0:09] >> What's the first question, Mike? [0:10] >> Well, today, Tyler, first question from [0:12] a citizen is, "How long does a typical [0:15] K9 work for?" [0:17] >> Uh, it really depends on the discipline. [0:20] Uh, for something like Viking, he'll [0:23] probably be an average of 10 years or [0:25] so. Um, but again, it's completely [0:28] dependent on the dog and what the dog [0:29] does in his career. [0:32] It can be shorter than that, but usually [0:34] about 10 years is what we're looking at. [0:36] >> So, 10 years for a drug dog. [0:38] >> Yeah. [0:38] >> Yeah. All right. About six to seven [0:41] years for apprehension dogs. [0:44] >> Yeah. [0:45] >> Good. [0:46] >> I think there's a question for you, [0:47] Tyler. [0:47] >> Oh, hey, Mike. There's a question for [0:48] you. How often does the K9 train once [0:51] certified? [0:52] >> Typically, what we want to do is twice a [0:54] month. [0:55] Um, and it's usually about a 4-hour [0:57] block is what we we try to go for, but [1:01] as often as we can. There's times that [1:03] we just do it a couple times a a week [1:06] and and and you know, it's a hour or two [1:09] here and there, but just to keep the dog [1:11] fresh and the handler fresh as well. [1:14] >> Good job, Tyler. [1:15] >> Thank you. There's another question for [1:16] me, Mike. [1:17] >> Oh, yeah, there is. So, what happens [1:19] when a K9 retires or the handler [1:21] retires? Uh well this is kind of a two [1:24] two-part question. Uh canine retires is [1:27] agency dependent usually. Um typically [1:30] at the end of their working life you can [1:31] purchase the dog for a dollar kind of a [1:33] ceremonial dollar there and the dog [1:35] comes home and lives with you at home [1:36] until the end of it life. Um if the [1:39] handler retires [1:41] kind of depends on the age of the dog. [1:42] If the dog is really young, you know, [1:44] fresh and the handler got injured or [1:46] something of that nature, um they can [1:48] rehome a dog to a new handler. not [1:51] always the best practice. Um, but if the [1:53] handler and the dog have been together [1:54] for some time and the handler, you know, [1:56] gets a promotion and he can never work a [1:58] dog or um has some sort of medical thing [2:01] that they have to retire, the dog again [2:02] can be purchased from that agency and [2:04] then brought home to the hand. It's a [2:07] good question. It is.