#109 Dr Cindy Otto: Working Dogs as Saviors in the Post 9/11 World
The Not Old - Better Show
Paul Vogelzang
5 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2017
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Dr Cindy Otto: Working Dogs as Saviors in the Post 9/11 World
Art of Living series, Smithsonian Associates
The nose knows. A dog’s nose has 300 million olfactory receptors, humans about 6 million. Because of their heightened sense of smell, highly trained dogs are now bomb-sniffing, drug-interdiction, search-and-rescue, and cancer-detecting professionals, thanks to such organizations as the Penn Vet Working Dog Center (WDC) in Philadelphia.
After the events of Sept. 11, Cindy Otto, founder and director of WDC, realized that a training center for search and rescue dogs was needed. In an engaging afternoon program that features demonstrations by several of her graduates, she describes the rigorous training process that turns puppies into detection specialists. After foundational training, they go onto advanced training based on their physical and behavioral strengths. A less-active dog might be trained to detect ovarian cancer or diabetes by recognizing certain compound odors linked to these diseases. Stronger, more active dogs are ideal trainees for search-and-rescue missions following natural or manmade disasters.
Dr Cindy Otto is a fascinating guest, and I’m certain you’ll love this interview. SPECIAL NEWS FLASH AND ANNOUNCEMENT:
SUNDAY’S JUNE 4TH PRESENTATION IS ‘SOLD OUT,’ BUT YOU CAN GET ON THE WAITING LIST BY DIALING: (202) 633-3030
For more information about the waiting list CLICK HERE (https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/Tickets/Reserve.aspx?id=238840),
But, in the meantime, enjoy this interview and please join me in welcoming Dr Cindy Otto to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Art of Living series.
Enjoy.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Nautil Better Show, I'm your host Paul Volkisang. |
| 0:05.7 | As part of our Smithsonian Associates Partnership Program, our guest today, Dr. |
| 0:09.6 | Sindhi Otto is the leading expert on working dogs, training those dogs to do amazing things, but |
| 0:15.8 | almost more importantly, connecting human and dog on a very special level. |
| 0:22.0 | That connection between dogs and people is so powerful and has such a potential to heal that I am driven to really try and augment that relationship and make sure that |
| 0:40.0 | we have dogs that are performing in the best safest healthiest way and working with people. |
| 0:49.4 | And we save each other in that situation. |
| 0:52.4 | The dogs can physically save us, they can also emotionally |
| 0:55.8 | save us, and we, by providing that care and the appropriate training and the opportunity for them to and that of course is our guest today, |
| 1:03.0 | and the opportunity for them to be successful can save them as well. |
| 1:08.0 | That of course is our guest today, Dr. Sindhato, |
| 1:11.0 | who will be appearing at the Smithsonian Associates Program June 4th, 2017, Washington |
| 1:17.8 | D.C. at the Ripley Center presenting on the subject Working Dogs, Saviors, in the post-9-11 world. |
| 1:25.3 | This is a special interview. |
| 1:28.0 | The not old better show audience loves our pets. |
| 1:31.8 | This is a special interview. The not old better audience loves our pets. |
| 1:37.2 | And this interview is special to me because as an avowed dog person and dog lover, |
| 1:42.0 | Dr Otto is an avowed dog lover and does amazing work with them and |
| 1:47.8 | special because of what Dr. Otto's work has resulted in. The disease detection work done by dogs. The search and rescue work done |
| 1:56.6 | by dogs and the amazing insights into what dogs do when present on scene to boy spirits and boost human emotion. |
| 2:06.0 | Brilliant work by Dr. Cindy Otto Odo is a fascinating guest and I'm certain |
| 2:12.0 | you'll love this interview. But special news flash |
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