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Headline: Army Scientists Develop Realistic Canine Bite Sleeve

Caption: Army scientists have designed and developed a realistic canine bite sleeve trainer to improve the performance of military and civilian K9s. An announcement, on 29 July, explains the new bite sleeve provides military working dogs with an authentic human skin texture when biting the forearm region and reducing the circumference of the target. This allows for a full-mouth bite and a more realistic training scenario for the canines. The bite sleeve is comprised of an outer silicone skin paired with an inner leather-based sleeve. The skin is a proprietary prosthetic-grade silicone product that looks and feels like human flesh and has an internal mesh support system for resilience. The inner sleeve is a low-profile bite platform constructed from a pressure dissipating foam and several layers of Kevlar fabric to allow for a full-mouth bite, and two adjustable straps allow a custom fit for any trainer. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command currently uses the bite sleeve for training. MORE WORDS AVAILABLE: info@covermg.com

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