Pfc. James Burns plays with service dog Finn at the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Detachment, Camp Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Hey, how about something a lot more fun and upbeat than yesterday’s depressing post about the VA (one of these days I hope to be able to write about them and have a good feeling instead of the bad one I always get now).
That quote in the subject line of this post cracked me up when I read it yesterday. It’s from Susan Luehrs, executive director of Hawaii Fi-Do, the Assistance Dogs International-accredited organization that just placed a service dog at United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Detachment-Hawaii.
She was explaining why they went with a big yellow Labrador Retriever like Finn instead of their usual labradoodles:
“Hawaii Fi-Do works mostly with labradoodles, a cross between a Labrador and a poodle, but the Marines wanted a manly dog, she said.”
As the proud human of one of those “manly dogs”, all I can say is “Ooh-RAH!!” No frou-frou designer dogs for the Marines (apologies to all you labradoodle lovers…haha) – gotta love it!
Whole story is here:
“Canine reports for duty at Kane’ohe base”
(FYI, Canine Companions for Independence placed Facility Dog Jonah at the parent organization for this unit, the Wounded Warrior Battalion-West at Camp Pendleton, back in November 2008.)
I'm very active with Canine Companions for Independence as a volunteer, to include being a past member of the Veterans Task Force and puppy raiser. Retired US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant with my last assignments at the Air Force Academy as the Fourth Group Sergeant Major and Dean of Faculty Superintendent.