Uncle Sam Goes To The Pit Bulls!
Gotta love these photos of Howard the Pit Bull working hard for Uncle Sam in Afghanistan. And I hope this is a sign that the Army is reevaluating their ban of Pit Bulls on Army Bases. If Howard can risk his life for America as an Explosive Detection Dog than his brothers and sisters deserve […]
Wounded Soldier Reunites With His War Puppy, Smoke
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 […]
War Dog Adoption Requests On The Rise Following Bin Laden Mission
Life after the military is looking brighter than ever for America’s four-legged veterans since one of their own helped in the mission to kill Osama bin Laden. War dog organizations say the number of people asking about adopting retired military canines has risen dramatically since the mission involving Cairo, the Navy SEALs dog tasked with […]
Stunning Dog Photography #37 Salutes Military Working Dogs
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Minnesota Couple Want To Design Army Vests For Veterans’ Service Dogs
It’s their way of giving back to those who gave so much. Greg Shartle and his fiancée, Alana Curtis, want to get the word out about the work they want to do to help veterans who use service dogs. They want to make vests for service dogs from the veterans’ camouflage Army Combat Uniforms. Inspiration […]
Two Therapy Dogs Head To Iraq To Help The Troops
Zack is unlike any therapist you’ve ever met. Calmly he walks through a training ground while automatic weapons and cannons fire in the background. Afterwards he is greeted by teams of camouflaged soldiers and offers his golden head for petting You see Zack is a golden retriever therapy dog and he is one of two […]
Army Dog Receives Stem Cell Therapy at OSU
By Eliane Furst For Dog Files Basco, a 7-year-old bomb sniffing German Sheperd Dog received revolutionary stem-cell therapy Thursday at the Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Basco suffers from osteoarthritis in his left hip. Pioneered by MediVet-America, the procedure involves removing fat tissue from an animal, separating fat cells from stem cells in […]
Military Bases In Iraq & Afghanistan Going To The Dogs
By Jon Rabiroff For Stars And Stripes Afghanistan — U.S. soldiers and Marines are smuggling them onto bases across the country. The military leadership seems to turn a blind eye, though regulations specifically prohibit them. They go by names like Smoke, Bacon, Mickey Blue Eyes and Butterscotch, and they can be coerced with as little […]
Battle Over Australian Hero Dog, Sarbi
From The Herald Sun.com A TUG of love has broken out between the Australian Army and the original owners of Sarbi, the heroic bomb detection dog. Sarbi was missing in action for 14 months in the wilds of Afghanistan after a major battle in September 2008, and is due back in Australia before Christmas after […]