Turns out, South Africa is the country hit hardest by rhino poachers, so there’s no better place for such a project to take place
“At six months we put all that training together more formally—they do have the necessary skill set to do the work at a younger age, but are not mature enough to handle all the pressures of real operations. Depending on a number of factors, dogs become operational at around 18 months old.”
or to just chew their hands off, that would be cool. Maybe a strong bite to the balls to top it off.