Today I met with Darnell Hackworth, a shy, soft spoken man. He and his wife had retirement farm for the four legged veterans of the army’s K-9 Corps. He told me what the dogs were used for in the war. They were used for triage, to sniff people to see if they were infected. The dogs were just ballistic, they would have to keep them in cages or they would attack very fiercely. They would attack the person, each other, or there handler. A lot of handlers lost hands, arms, and throats being torn out. The dogs had to go through a lot of advanced physical training (AIT). There were a lot of live exercises; they were the first to use zombies in training for the dogs. He told me they had an exercise, Long Range Patrol, where the dogs would have to sniff the zombies and take them out. They were very useful for the war and helped immensely. Darnell Hackworth is a very good man for giving the credit dogs, which they completely deserve.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Darnell Hackworth: Ainsworth, Nebraska
Today I met with Darnell Hackworth, a shy, soft spoken man. He and his wife had retirement farm for the four legged veterans of the army’s K-9 Corps. He told me what the dogs were used for in the war. They were used for triage, to sniff people to see if they were infected. The dogs were just ballistic, they would have to keep them in cages or they would attack very fiercely. They would attack the person, each other, or there handler. A lot of handlers lost hands, arms, and throats being torn out. The dogs had to go through a lot of advanced physical training (AIT). There were a lot of live exercises; they were the first to use zombies in training for the dogs. He told me they had an exercise, Long Range Patrol, where the dogs would have to sniff the zombies and take them out. They were very useful for the war and helped immensely. Darnell Hackworth is a very good man for giving the credit dogs, which they completely deserve.
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This is a good blog. I think it is interesting how dogs could be so useful in a zombie war. Long Range seems significantly useful especially if they don't have to waste fuel or other valuable resources.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the dogs being very helpful in the war effort. They stopped the spread of the disease greatly, and many more lives would've been lost if they weren't used. I also agree with Hackworth being nice. Not many people give the dogs and their handlers the credit they deserve.
ReplyDeleteI agree, dogs were extremely useful during the war. Being able to smell or hear the presence of a zombie was a tactical advantage to winning the war. Dogs also help by knocking the zombie on the ground giving their human companion an extra 10 or 15 seconds.
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