I Thought you
might like to know about this dog and his history. I especially
like the ending ..........
The K9 above is Brutus, a
military K9 at McChord.. . He's huge - part Boxer and part British Bull
Mastiff and tops the scales at 200 lbs. His handler took the picture.
Brutus is running toward me because he knows I have some Milk Bone
treats, so he's slobbering away! I had to duck around a tree just before
he got to me in case he couldn't stop, but he did.
Brutus was the recipient of
the Congressional Medal of Honor last year from his tour in Iraq . His
handler and four other soldiers were taken hostage by insurgents. Brutus
and his handler communicate by sign language and he gave Brutus the
signal that meant 'go away but come back and find me'. The Iraqis paid
no attention to Brutus. He came back later and quietly tore the throat
out of one guard at one door and another guard at another door. He then
jumped against one of the doors repeatedly (the guys were being held in
an old warehouse) until it opened. He went in and untied his handler and
they all escaped. He's the first K9 to receive this honor. If he knows
you're ok, he's a big old lug and wants to sit in your lap. Enjoys the
company of cats..K-9 Congressional Medal of Honor Winner.
Thought you'd find
this interesting.
Talk about animal intelligence and bonding with humans!
Remember that babies can't do a lot of things for themselves and that
they
depend on you to make their life a quality life!
Instructions for properly hugging a baby with Brutus
1. First, uh, find a baby.
2. Second, be sure that the object you found
was indeed a baby, by employing classic sniffing
techniques.
3. Next, you will need to flatten the baby before
actually beginning the hugging process.
4. The 'paw slide' = Simply slide paws around baby
and prepare for possible close-up.
5. Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute
the difficult and patented 'hug, smile, and lean' so
as to achieve the best photo quality.
