Intern
The Penn Vet Working Dog Center serves as a national research and development center and training center for scent detection dogs. Our dogs are trained to find victims of disasters, detect explosives and narcotics, apprehend criminals, and conduct search & rescue missions. Some dogs are Diabetic alert Dogs and others are trained for ovarian cancer detection. These dogs literally save lives!
Internships are available in, but not exclusive to, the areas of dog training, behavioral science, psychology, law enforcement, criminal justice, bio-medical engineering, research, database management, bio-informatics, pre-vet, and non-profit management.
Externships are available in veterinary medicine. An emphasis on research is integral to each of these areas. Our
internship program is designed for students with a serious interest in working dogs to gain practical experience while helping the Penn Vet Working Dog Center achieve our mission of developing a detection dog breeding and training program that will implement, test, and disseminate the knowledge gained. Duties can also be tailored to fit into different educational majors as much as practically possible such as non-profit management, digital media, and marketing.