Everything you need to know about National K9 Veterans Day
March 13th is National (Canine) K9 Veterans Day – a day to honor the heroic work of our four-legged veterans. These dogs have served our country in many ways, including…
Meet Callie, the military’s only search-and-rescue dog
This is Callie, the only search and rescue dog in the entire U.S. military. Callie and her handler, Master Sergeant Rudy Parsons, are assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron,…
Brutus Bone Broth needs your help to protect America’s retired K9 Heroes
It wasn’t too long ago that military working dogs were simply euthanized or abandoned in their deployed country when their services were no longer needed. That all changed in November…
Project K9 Hero serves America’s retired military and police working dogs
America’s military and police working dogs’ needs are fully supported and funded by the government, until they retire. The costs of their care after years of dedicated service can be high. This is where Project K9 Hero jumps in.
Accordin…
US Marines and Japanese soldiers train with military working dogs
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force soldiers conducted military working dog detection training exercises at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Nov. 21, 2019.
JMSDF MWD handlers visit…
Heroic military working dogs receive prestigious medals for courage
The bad guys and their improvised explosive devices couldn’t hide from Marine Sgt. Yeager, a Purple Heart veteran of three tours in Afghanistan.
His specialty was route clearance, and he was credited with sniffing out dozens of roadside bombs…
Here’s how to adopt a four-legged military hero
Who can resist the temptation to adopt a retired military working dog?
The Air Force is once again looking for people — military members or otherwise — who want to adopt retired military working dogs.
Take a second to just look at th…
USPS unveils Military Working Dog stamps to celebrate our *true* heroes
I haven’t been this excited about Forever Stamps since an LT I worked with in Korea monologized about how investing in them would save money over time as the price of stamps continued to rise. Now seems as good a time as any to take his advice, esp…
7 tips for training your dog from a Marine who trained dogs to sniff out bombs
As a Military Working Dog handler in the US Marine Corps, I got to work with some of the best trained dogs in the world.
These dogs can sniff out bombs that have been buried underground, sniff out drugs that are hidden in ceiling tiles, take d…
How the Air Force pits a military working dog against a ‘downed pilot’
“Hide!”
Four crashed aircrew members scatter into knee-high desert brush searching for a spot to blend-in with the environment. There’s nothing but a dying, desolate landscape as far as the eye can see. And yet, they need to disappear. Thes…