Police K-9 Koda Memorial Service Held In Utah Yesterday
A quick follow-up to my last post about Koda, the police K-9 killed by a fleeing robbery suspect on New Year’s Day in Midvale, UT.
Koda’s memorial service was held yesterday – here’s a very sad but moving video of the service that’s definitely worth watching.
“Memorial service held for fallen police dog“
Salt Lake County DA’s Office Writes $10,000 Check For New Police K-9
I didn’t write anything about this incident when it happened New Year’s Day because it was such a sad story, and I didn’t really think we all needed to hear one more sad story. Still very sad, but now something smart has come from it, and seems to me it’s a model that oughtta be [...]
OK, So All Cats Aren’t Worthless – Even Military Working Dogs Like This One
Max, a 21-pound (!) tabby at the Luke Air Force Base clinic in Phoenix, is so cool even the military working dogs like him.
Max, a 21-pound gray tabby cat, and Kisma, 56th Security Forces military working dog, greet each other at the Luke Air Force Base Veterinary Clinic in Glendale, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force courtesy [...]
Military Working Dog Makes Historic Tandem Parachute Jump
I saw a brief newspaper article about this jump a few weeks ago with a small picture and figured it was just a matter of time before we’d see the usual hi-res official Army photos. Well, sure enough, they’re out (click on them for the giant versions):
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Lalonde, center, holds his [...]
“Seventy-pound Labrador retrievers take up half the bed.”
I cracked up when I read that in this story today about military working dogs at Joint Base Balad in Iraq:
“MWDs ‘out of the doghouse’ at JBB”
U.S. Army Specialist Chris Belville, 25th Infantry Division dog handler, spends time with his canine, Cookie, in his living quarters here Aug. 28.
It doesn’t surprise me – I know [...]
MRE For An MWD: Meal, Ready-To-Eat For A Military Working Dog
1st Lt. John Reed, a Milton, Del., native and platoon leader with 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, attempts to evade Capka, a military working dog, during a demonstration at Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk, Iraq, Aug. 1. (Click on photo for larger version)
There are military working dog [...]
So What’s Next? Cloned Service Dogs? This Is Creepy. Period.
Assuming it’s true, of course.
“Cloned sniffer dogs begin duties”
