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.
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 articles on the military websites (e.g., Defenselink.mil, Army.mil, AF.mil) all the time with a lotta great pictures – this one just struck me as funny.

If you read the accompanying article, you’ll see this was actually part of a demo as well as a little fun time for the dogs and troops – they asked for volunteers who thought they could outrun the dogs:

“Military working dogs give Soldiers run for their money”

I always like seeing Ray Allen equipment in these pictures, too.  In case you don’t know, Ray Allen is the premier manufacturer of working dog equipment, and has been located here in Colorado Springs for over 60 years.

I use a very, very nice Ray Allen leash – the 6 foot long, 3/4 inch wide version of this Latigo Leather Braided Obedience Lead – don’t know how I ever got along without it:

Take a look around at their site – not only a lotta great equipment, but many great K-9 pictures and stories as well:

Ray Allen Professional K-9 Equipment