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Posted on 03/19/2012 8:12:11 PM PDT by chrisinoc
Sgt. Rex, a German shepherd trained for military work, is on track to move back in with a former handler and fellow war veteran.
The retired military working dog, subject of a Morning Read in The Orange County Register earlier this year, made national news last week when a senator stepped forward to cut through red tape to get Rex released from Camp Pendleton as soon as possible.
(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
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Excellent news BUMP!
Thank you Lord, for good dogs and their people.
Tatt
Why do we read so many articles about war hero dogs being assigned to being ‘put down’ after their service?
(I don’t know if that was the case here, as I didn’t read the full article, but I read of so many that are going to be put to sleep)
This is cruel and disgraceful.
They should make provisions for war dogs to retire to a happy life with a family after their service to their country!
...during the Viet Nam era dogs contracted a highly contagious gum disease.....
..here’s another recent story with a happy ending and another dog named “Rex”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/20/injured-marine-to-be-reunited-with-combat-dog/
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If a retired military dog is adoptable, he/she is not put down. The waiting list is 1-2 years for the dogs. In this case the dog was disabled and elderly so the urgency was made to be reunited with his old handler.
Oh. The way I took it is that they put them all down after their service was over.
That’s better, but it seems they would have a place for even the old and lame to go to live out the rest of their days.
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