and how it got in the compound -- the same way the Seals did, by jumping from a helicopter.
photo essay on military dogs http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... g?page=0,0
Dog with Navy Seals at Bin Laden's compound
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That's awesome.
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Thanks for sharing this with us, ThePennyWhistle! As I was looking at these pictures, I remembered the big German Shepherd dog my uncle had brought home with him when he got out of the service, back in 1970. Since Jack, the GS dog, had put in his time and was going to be "disposed", my uncle who had trained and worked with him in Vietnam had a close bond with Jack and asked to take him with him (my uncle) when my uncle was honorably discharged from the army.
After my uncle had obtained permission from the U.S. Government and the papers that went with Jack, both flew home. When both of them had arrived my grandparents' house, my uncle put Jack into this big chain-linked area to keep me, my brothers, cousins, and everyone else safe, until he retrained Jack and got him re-orientated to people, especially children. Of course, during this time, two of my cousins didn't listen to my uncle and were badly bitten in the face in which they were taken to the hospital for stitches. Nothing happened to Jack or my uncle, but my uncle was mad at my aunt, the two cousins who were bitten, mother, because she was told to watch her children and keep them away from Jack for the reasons I've said before.
After Jack was retrained and re-orientated, he was great being around although he was hard on our toy balls; nonetheless, it seemed no one could have asked for a better dog, especially one that has been trained in the military. In case you're wondering, Jack died when he was 14 years old in 1983. R.I.P. Jack!
After my uncle had obtained permission from the U.S. Government and the papers that went with Jack, both flew home. When both of them had arrived my grandparents' house, my uncle put Jack into this big chain-linked area to keep me, my brothers, cousins, and everyone else safe, until he retrained Jack and got him re-orientated to people, especially children. Of course, during this time, two of my cousins didn't listen to my uncle and were badly bitten in the face in which they were taken to the hospital for stitches. Nothing happened to Jack or my uncle, but my uncle was mad at my aunt, the two cousins who were bitten, mother, because she was told to watch her children and keep them away from Jack for the reasons I've said before.
After Jack was retrained and re-orientated, he was great being around although he was hard on our toy balls; nonetheless, it seemed no one could have asked for a better dog, especially one that has been trained in the military. In case you're wondering, Jack died when he was 14 years old in 1983. R.I.P. Jack!
Re: Dog with Navy Seals at Bin Laden's compound
I saw that photo essay earlier today. pretty cool stuff. I really like that they are moving towards treating the dogs like soldiers, not disposable equipment.
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great photos - i love the one of the soldier carrying the dog over his shoulder, and the last one with them chilling on bed! awww
it boggles my mind that dogs can be trained to jump out of helicopters!! training-wise, how on earth would you train a dog to have so much trust in its person it would break its fundamental survival-instincts like that??
it boggles my mind that dogs can be trained to jump out of helicopters!! training-wise, how on earth would you train a dog to have so much trust in its person it would break its fundamental survival-instincts like that??
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It is amazing they can be trained to jump out of a helicopter, cuz I'm not sure I could do that myself - so yay dogs!
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Re: Dog with Navy Seals at Bin Laden's compound
Actually they typically are trained to be fast-roped out of a chopper with their trusted handler first.
Take it from someone who used to fast rope doing SAR.
Take it from someone who used to fast rope doing SAR.