Meet Helo, Bubba and Oscar, three incredible military working dogs based at Fort Meade, Maryland. Together, with their Army Handlers, they protect the men & women of the United States Armed Forces both here and overseas. Wow, what can I say? This, our most ambitious episode of the Dog Files, was years in the making [...]
This story makes me feel sick to my stomach. It seems after years of growth and advancement in the field of canine military welfare, the British Government has regressed to the Vietnam era policies of euthanasia and abandonment. So wrong on so many levels. – Kenn Fearless and loyal, the guard dogs protecting our troops [...]
LOS ANGELES – It’s been three months since a California animal rescue center retrieved 29 wolf-dogs from an Alaska tourist attraction that had fought the state over owning, breeding and selling the wolf-hybrids. Chains were so deeply embedded in the necks of two of the animals that they had to be surgically removed. Many developed [...]
A former Marine is hitting bureaucratic red tape in her quest to adopt the military service dog she served with in Iraq before it is put down. Former Corporal Megan Leavey, of Rockland County, wants to take in a German shepherd named Sergeant Rex. They hunted for IEDs on Iraq during two tours of duty. [...]
For a wounded soldier home from Afghanistan, it was a special reunion a long time in the making. A puppy he adopted on the front lines is now with him again in Bethesda, Md. Donny Eslinger, 20, encountered the dog while on tour of duty in Afghanistan. He traded three cigarettes to become the dog’s [...]
BRAZIL — Quick, determined and with impeccable senses of smell and hearing, Dox and Lyon lost their lives during a recent police operation. The two dogs were fatally shot while pursuing suspects in a forest near the city of Ribeirão das Neves on behalf of the Minas Gerais Military Police on May 17. As soon [...]
ROMULUS, Mich., (WXYZ) – A few dog treats, a game of fetch and the sound of friendly voices are what finally led to the safe recovery of a former bomb-sniffing dog that recently worked to secure the U.S. Capitol and the White House. About 12 hours on the run, Officers from Romulus Police, the Airport [...]
