An alarming Pentagon report documenting below-average treatment of military service dogs has led multiple animal wellness groups to call for urgently enacted changes. A 42-page Department of Defense ...

The nonprofit is collecting supplies for deployed K9s and their handlers during Military Appreciation Month.

Military working dogs have long played a practical role in modern warfare. Around 2010, thousands of them were deployed worldwide to detect explosives, clear routes, and protect troops. Despite that ...

Daryl Sager, a U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, has had his service dog for five years and said it's been like "magic." As the old saying goes, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But as ...

Four military working dogs died between the 2021 and 2023 fiscal years because they were housed and trained in "aging and unsatisfactory kennel facilities," the Defense Department inspector general ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Deployment is a part of military life, and a national nonprofit wants to make sure that the entire family is supported through it, including the four-legged members. Since 2011, ...

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CINCINNATI — Kelly Knox never imagined that watching a presidential funeral on television would change her life. But when she saw Sully, President George H.W. Bush's faithful service dog, standing ...