Airmen honor Belgian Malinois

9/29/2012 –  JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) — A Belgian Malinois became the first military working dog honored by the 341st Training Squadron for her heroic actions while assigned to a U.S. Special Forces unit in Afghanistan. Layka, an almost 3-year-old female, was recognized Sept. 12 at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas, for…

Fort Jackson’s Gabe is Hero Dog of the Year

Gabe, a weapons sniffing dog at Fort Jackson who conducted 210 combat missions in Iraq, is now the American Humane Association’s Hero Dog of the Year. The grand prize was $10,000 to support other service dogs and handlers now fighting in Afghanistan. A secondary payoff was getting to meet Betty White during last month’s award…

Black Dog Redemption

 Authored by Mr. Greg Plank                    You may never look at your dog or any dog in the same way again. When the black dog is found at a murder scene, fear, loyalty, love and the ghosts of war begin to converge. Lives will be challenged and changed, but for the good or bad? Is…

Pet Valu Receives ‘Seven Seals’ Award

ATLANTIC CITY — Canine members of the Armed Forces are often the first line of defense against danger. It is for this reason that the good people at Pet Valu holds a series of annual fundraisers to benefit the Burlington, NJ-based U.S. War Dogs Association (USWDA), a nonprofit organization committed to promoting the history of…

Soldier’s a top dog

Gabe, a 9-year-old yellow Labrador with an impressive military background, has been named the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog. The announcement naming Gabe, who is owned by Sgt. 1st Class Charles “Chuck” Shuck, a native of Lansford now residing in Columbia S.C., was made on Oct. 6 during the American Humane Association Hero Dog…