Archive for Working Dogs
Wednesday Hero Blogburst
Posted by: | CommentsMilitary working dogs with Task Force Military Police, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, have assisted Coalition forces throughout OIF to prevent insurgent activity by locating weapons caches and explosive materials. …
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WEDNESDAY'S HERO:
Posted by: | CommentsMilitary working dogs first entered the service in March of 1942 to serve in the Army’s “K-9” Corps. Today, the dogs, who have an actual military service record book assigned to them, are still playing an active role in searching for …
The Beam in the Eye of Kennel Club Breeders
Posted by: | Comments“The number of working dogs ruined by the AKC grows every year. Irish setters, once famed at finding birds, are now so brain-befogged they can no longer find the front door. Cocker spaniels, once terrific pocket-sized birds dogs, …
Adopting retired working dogs can be challenging
Posted by: | CommentsAfter years of faithful service, military working dogs in the Pacific do what any other servicemember does, they retire to spend the rest of their lives with a loving family — an adopted one. <...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Posted by: | CommentsWill farmers still be able to breed and sell working dogs? Clover Moore has amended the bill to exclude working dogs from the proposed regulation. Farmers will be free to breed, advertise and sell working dogs. …
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Symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome and A Bit of Fun
Posted by: | CommentsI love working dogs. The dog we had before Meeko was an American Eskimo. The dog that we had when I was growing up was part border collie and part German shepherd. Grandpa’s dog was a pure German shepherd. So working dogs have been part …
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Working dogs help clear Anbar of danger
Posted by: | CommentsBy Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson, RCT-5 ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq (April 2, 2008) – Operation Iraqi Freedom has made for a safer and more stable Iraq. That goal was reached with hard work from the service members as well as what a group of people call …
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Adopting A Veteran Of A Different Sort
Posted by: | CommentsAfter adopting Benny, Kandoll decided that she needed to get the word out to other military families and civilians who would like to adopt a retired military working dog, and let them know that the retired dogs are available for …
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Air Force spouse pushes for adoption of military working dogs
Posted by: | CommentsARLINGTON, Va. — After 10 years working for the Air Force, Benny didn’t need a pension when it came time for him to retire last year from his job sniffing out illegal drugs — just a loving owne…
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Some of the Hardest Working Dogs in the Nation
Posted by: | CommentsThese teams (one handler and one dog) go through the same exact training as our law enforcement teams but will focus on air cargo screening and be one part of our answer to screen all air cargo on passenger-carrying aircraft by August …
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