Military Dog Adoption Requests On Rise
Military Dogs Classified As Inventory; Adoptions Up After Bin Laden Raid
SAN DIEGO -- Retirement for America's four-legged military veterans is looking a lot brighter.
Nearly two months after a Navy SEAL dog joined the raid that ended in the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the list of those wanting to adopt military dogs is getting longer.
At a dog park in Encinitas, 10News learned 12-year-old Chyba was an Army patrol dog who once served at a prison in Iraq. Now, the German Shepherd spends her days with Jim Silveira, who cares for Chyba when her owner -- the wife of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens -- is away.
Silveira heads the Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas, and Chyba is believed to be the only adopted retired military dog in the San Diego area.
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Military Dog Adoption Requests On Rise
Wonderful that these dogs are finding homes. Dogs who serve with soldiers develop a special bond with their comrades, and the experience of dogs and soldiers today is much like that of soldiers in the American Civil War and the dogs who accompanied them. Most of those dogs were mascots, as the military had no official role for working dogs at that time. But they helped to raise soldiers' morale at one of the bleakest tims in our nation's history. You can read about them here: http://www.LoyaltyOfDogs.com/LargeView.aspx
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