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Photographer

(1,142 posts) Sun Dec 6, 2015, 08:41 AM Dec 2015

Obama signs bill allowing working military dogs to retire in U.S.

http://www.b985.com/news/lifestyles/pets/obama-signs-bill-allowing-working-military-dogs-re/npch7/

The Air Force is training military dogs to sniff out explosives and drugs and to also bite on command for deployment purposes. Staff Sergeant Chad Bunda works with his two-year-old German Shepard "Bastas" at Hill Air Force Base on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.

Part of the 2016 defense bill signed by President Obama last week provides funds to bring American military dogs to the United States to retire.

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Under the new law, handlers will have the first opportunity to adopt the dogs one they are retired.

The bi-partisan Military Working Dogs Act of 2015 was introduced by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.).

The Defense Department estimates there are more than 2,000 working dogs in various military branches worldwide. Until now, dogs could only retire in the United States if service members paid for their travel and other related costs.

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Obama signs bill allowing working military dogs to retire in U.S. (Original Post) Photographer Dec 2015 OP

Arf! shenmue Dec 2015 #1

Nice! underpants Dec 2015 #2

Decades ago they used to kill the when the handler retired Marrah_G Dec 2015 #3

Some of them are too vicious to be placed. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #6

Awwww. bigwillq Dec 2015 #4

I am so glad he did that. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #5

So, how will... odd_duck Dec 2015 #7

Who's a good doggie? Stinky The Clown Dec 2015 #8

shenmue

(38,599 posts)

1. Arf!

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 08:54 AM

Dec 2015

underpants

(197,167 posts)

2. Nice!

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 10:15 AM

Dec 2015

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

3. Decades ago they used to kill the when the handler retired

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 11:03 AM

Dec 2015

I am very glad they no longer do that.

leftyladyfrommo

(20,026 posts)

6. Some of them are too vicious to be placed.

Reply to Marrah_G (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:08 PM

Dec 2015

But they should bring home all of them they can.

Some of them would make great SAR dogs with just a little more training.

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

4. Awwww.

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 11:12 AM

Dec 2015

K and R

leftyladyfrommo

(20,026 posts)

5. I am so glad he did that.

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:06 PM

Dec 2015

Should have done it a long time ago.

odd_duck

(107 posts)

7. So, how will...

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:51 PM

Dec 2015

the RWM turn this into an anti-PBO story?

Stinky The Clown

(68,964 posts)

8. Who's a good doggie?

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:56 PM

Dec 2015

Woof!

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