About the Penn Vet Working Dog Center

Our Mission

Partnering with dogs for the health and safety of people, animals and the environment

Our Vision

To be a center of excellence for working dog-driven science and education

Our Goals

• To serve as a consortium to unite programs that employ detection dogs to benefit society throughout the US and around the world.
• To collect and analyze genetic, behavioral and physical data; and integrate the latest scientific information in order to optimize the success and well-being of detection dogs.
• To prepare for future demands and facilitate research by developing a detection dog breeding/training program that will implement, test, and disseminate the knowledge gained.