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Why Is Military Dog Adoption Is Important

By Tammie Caldwell


Man's best friend has been steady and true by soldiers sides for ages. Even today, where some soldiers are trained to hit their target from the opposite hemisphere with unmanned aircraft, there is still a place for the basic relationship between canines and their handlers in military occupational specialty operations. They are often called as military working dogs or MWDs.

It true that if dogs can still work, they are sent to a government agency, such as he police department to continue working. However they are no longer functioning at their best, they usually undergo a military dog adoption process for the soldiers and civilians. Most often, they are adopted as therapy dogs or pets.

They are usually brought in to fight against marijuana use among military personnel and to detect explosives. And because of their great skills to seek a lot of enemy positions, sniff out weapons caches, they are saving so many lives. They allow fathers and mothers to come home from war and see their children. These dogs are doing great and heroic service.

For army troops, retirement means returning home and spend quality time with families. However, for military working dogs, the end of a career does not lead to returning home. They are considered as an effective equipment and despite of their ranks, they are not treated as veterans upon retirement. Just like tanks and armored vehicles, not all military equipment and machinery makes it back of the country.

For many soldiers across the globe, canines hold important roles including finding victims of natural disasters, sniffing out bombs and drugs and lifting the morale of injured troops. Actually, there are puppies for service but if any of them do not ass the aptitude tests are put for adoption, but it then opens for other civilian adopters.

Because they are usually large breeds and some age issues, they often experience health issues like arthritis that restrict them from working. So, adopters should be aware of this situation and given months for potential medications to get started. These working dogs are investing too much to this dangerous task because of their loyalty and bond with their good handlers.

Therefore, it is necessary for civilians and soldiers to recognize their roles as they perform difficult tasks that most people cannot do. The only people who know them well are their handlers and the soldiers who are working with them. These animals are put in dangerous situations but they still perform any particular task, such as smelling bombs before it explodes.

They save lost of lives. Most of their tasks are difficult, so adoptive families should be aware of that. There are also handlers who notice some symptoms of nervousness because of traumatic stress and develop PSTD.

They also get post traumatic stress disorder, just like most people do. People owe them at least through retirement of a loving home so they get to be a dog. The dogs made available for adoption that returned home from war will be offered for adoption because they can no longer work. They are not show pieces, they also need to be adopted, honored and loved.




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