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Safe, effective, and humane animal handling is about learning animal behavior, tools and techniques, then choosing the right approach for the circumstances.

In this video, you'll see instructor John Peaveler take over the capture of this dog in order to demonstrate a quick behavioral assessment, followed by the application of a single loop muzzle wrap. The dog had just bitten someone out of fear and had to go into a shelter for a rabies quarantine period. This animal could have been approached with a strong hand and with a goal toward total control and a fixed distance (control pole), but as you see, that method isn't necessary. As handlers in complex situations, we need to be prepared for whatever we might encounter, but be as ready for a gentle approach as we are for the alternative. Keeping stress levels low is better for everyone, handler and animal. We end up safer, and the animal has a much better outcome!

This video was taken during a week of classroom and field training with the Georgian government Animal Monitoring Agency in Tbilisi, Georgia in the spring of 2025.