Military dog
Psy służbowe i towarzyszące

Zdjęcia (i nie tylko) psów pracujących

War_Dog_Cemetery_Navel_Base_Guam (z Wikipedii)

Cmentarz Psów Wojskowych, Baza Marynarki Wojennej Stanów Zjednoczonych Guam.
(World War II Memorial, War Dog Cemetery. Navel Base Guam (z Wikipedii)

Kiedyś, ale jeszcze nie tak dawno bo w XIX wieku, rola psów organiczała się do pomocy w pilnowaniu stad zwierząt, strzeżenia domostw i ew. pomocy w polowaniach. Początkowo rewolucja przemysłowa a później przemiany społeczne i rozwój technologiczny spowodował, że rola i znaczenie zwierząt towarzyszących człowiekowi zmieniła się radykalnie. Wiekszość zwierzaków, z którymi mamy do czynienia na co dzień, to nasi domowi milusińscy. Psów pasterskich już prawie nie ma a psy stróżujące też coraz trudniej zobaczyć - także w wyniku ostatnio uchwalonej w Polsce ustawy o ochronie zwierząt.

W tym miejscu - na tej stronie mamy zamiar zaprezentować zdjęcia i filmy, których tematem są wsółczesne psy pracujące - w większości psy służące w wielu armiach świata - czyli MILITARY DOG ale też w policjach czy różnych firmach ochroniarskich.
Zdjęcia te pochodzą z różnych stron sieci i czasem trudno ustalić kto posiada do nich prawa autorskie - czy też są objęte wolną licencją GNU (jak to obok - z Wikipedii). Dlatego prosimy wszystkie osoby, których prawa ew. mogliśmy naruszyć o zgłoszenie nam tej sytuacji - materiały takie zostaną usunięte z tej strony.

No to zaczynamy...

A poniżej zdjęcia i filmy - są one dodawane - w kolejności od najnowszego ... do coraz starszych

54. USA Pies przewodnik Brody lezy przed urna lokal wyborczy w Exeter 2016 11 08

53. The Duke and Mme Grégoire Trudeau were introduced to a friendly Canadian police dog #RoyalVisitCanada - 26 Sep 2016

52. Belgium greatest hero ....... I still have no name for this dog despite e-mailing the Belgium police and embassy but here is the special operations dog that helped bring down the most wanted terrorist in Europe earlier this week. 2016 III

51. RPA

50. Members of the Queen's Life Guard ride along Horse Guards Road in front of foliage in autumn colour during the Changing of the Guard ceremony in central London November 17, 2014.

49. NORCO, Calif. (Nov. 11, 2014) A riderless horse is led past a memorial wall inscribed with names of war dead during the George A. Ingalls Veterans Memorial Plaza dedication. The 1.5-acre site is named for Ingalls, a Norco resident killed in 1967 in Vietnam when he threw himself on a grenade to save his squad. Ingalls was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Navy photo by Greg Vojtko/Released)

48. IDF Gaza - a tribute to wounded dogs.

47g. Ella Giacalone, 4, of Winthrop, MA, reaches out to pet Tacoma, a 7-year-old lab and Explosive Ordnance Detection canine during the 118th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 21, 2014. (Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe)

47f. A Boston Police bomb detection dog sits near the finish line of the 118th Boston Marathon Monday, April 21, 2014 in Boston.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

47e. Boston police officers part of the K-9 unit patrol near the finish line before the start of the 2014 Boston Marathon. (Photo by Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY Sports)

47d. Boston police officers part of the K-9 unit patrol Boylston Street near the finish line before the start of the 2014 Boston Marathon. (Photo by Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY Sports)

47c. A Boston police officer from the K-9 unit patrols Boylston Street near the finish line before the start of the 2014 Boston Marathon. (Photo by Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY Sports)

47b. A Boston Police K-9 officer and his dog patrol with a National Guardsman along Commonwealth Avenue near the finish line of the 118th Boston Marathon Monday, April 21, 2014 in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

47a. Boston police officers from the K-9 unit patrol Boylston Street near the finish line before the start of the 2014 Boston Marathon. (Photo by Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY Sports)

46c. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina - Marines with Marine Corps Special Operations Command conduct a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction excercise on a CH-53E aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 13, 2013. This training has helped the MARSOC MPC program in developing what will become the standard operating procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony Carter/Released)

46b. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina - Marines with Marine Corps Special Operations Command hook on to a rope on roof top to prepare for a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise on a CH-53E aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 13, 2013. This training has helped the MARSOC MPC program in developing what will become the standard operating procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony Carter/Released)

46a. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina - Marines with Marine Corps Special Operations Command move into position on roof top to prepare for a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise on a CH-53E aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 13, 2013. This training has helped the MARSOC MPC program in developing what will become the standard operating procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony Carter/Released)

45. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina - A Marine Multipurpose Canine (MPC) handler with Marine Corps Special Operations Command, and his dog fast rope off a MV-22 Osprey while conducting MPC Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 19, 2013. MARSOC MPC program is developing a standard operating procedures, while also partaking in the training to build the program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony Carter/Released

44. Tajlandia

43. MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Cpl. Paul Kelley, military working dog handler, Combat Center’s Provost Marshal’s Office, holds on to MWD Collie before setting him on a potential suspect during aggression training near K9 unit kennels, Jan. 22, 2014. Aggression is one of the skills that handlers focus on the military working dogs. photo By: Cpl. D.J. Wu. Jan 24,2014

42h. An Air Force pararescueman and Army tactical explosive detection dog handler escort a dog on and off a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21. Each dog and handler team took turns bringing the dogs near the helicopters to get them familiar with the sound prior to hoisting them. This is the first time both branches have participated in this kind of training here. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

42g. An Air Force pararescueman and Army tactical explosive detection dog handler escort a dog on and off a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21. Each dog and handler team took turns bringing the dogs near the helicopters to get them familiar with the sound prior to hoisting them. This is the first time both branches have participated in this kind of training here. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

42f. U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dogs and their handlers take turns getting hoist into a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter by 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescueman during joint training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21. The TED dogs are trained to find IED’s outside the base. The chances of them needing rescued are high here making this training important for both branches. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

42e. U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dogs and their handlers take turns getting hoist into a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter by 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescueman during joint training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21. The TED dogs are trained to find IED’s outside the base. The chances of them needing rescued are high here making this training important for both branches. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

42d.More than 15 U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dogs and their handlers participate in rescue training with pararescueman assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21. Each dog and handler duo was hoisted into a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during joint training held for the first time here. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

42c.More than 15 U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dogs and their handlers participate in rescue training with 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescueman at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21. Each dog and handler duo were hoist into a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during joint training held here for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

42b.Specialist Matthew Shaw, a U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dog handler calms his dog as a hoist is attached prior to participating into an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter training scenario at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21. The sound of the helicopter made most of the dogs skittish. This is the first time the 83rd RQS has participated in dog rescue training with the U.S. Army here. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

42a.Airman 1st Class Jason Fischman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescueman, hoists an U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dogs into a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a joint rescue training scenario at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21, 2013. This training was a first for both branches and prepared them for future rescue missions. Fischman is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

41. Airman 1st Class Jason Fischman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescueman, secures a hoist to an U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dog prior to loading into a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a training scenario at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21. This is the first time the 83rd RQS has participated in dog rescue training with the U.S. Army here. Fischman is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

40. Pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and Specialist Matthew Shaw, prepare an U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dog to be hoist into an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a rescue training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21. More than 15 U.S. Army TED dogs and their handlers participated in the training This is the first time the 83rd RQS has participated in dog rescue training with the U.S. Army here. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

39. Airman 1st Class Jason Fischman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescueman, hoists an U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dogs into a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a joint rescue training scenario at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21, 2013. This training was a first for both branches and prepared them for future rescue missions. Fischman is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

38. POTUS Obama is on a 26-hour visit to Berlin ...

37. POTUS Obama is on a 26-hour visit to Berlin ...

36. IDF

35. Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach, of Madison, Wisc., sits with Casey, a four-year-old yellow Labrador that he worked with while deployed in Afghanistan, as the two are reunited during a surprise ceremony, Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Gundlach thought he was traveling to the Iowa Capitol to tell state officials why he should take ownership of the dog, which has been working for the state fire marshal's office. Gundlach didn't realize officials already had made arrangements to get another dog for explosives detection. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

34. US soldiers from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade and a Polish soldier (C) carry a dog on a stretcher from a UH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopter during a training drill at Forward Operating Base Ghazni. US-led coalition forces are winding down their operations before a scheduled withdrawal of the bulk of their 100,000 troops by the end of 2014, and racing to prepare Afghan forces to take over responsibility for security.

33b. Nahal Brigade Reconaissance Battalion Trains in the Field. In a field training exercise, soldiers of the elite ground unit climbed through bushes, at times carrying fellow soldiers on their backs. They trained to search for mines, working together with a dog from the Oketz canine unit - April 29, 2013 Photo by Cpl. Zev Marmorstein, IDF Spokesperson's Unit

33a. Nahal Brigade Reconaissance Battalion Trains in the Field. In a field training exercise, soldiers of the elite ground unit climbed through bushes, at times carrying fellow soldiers on their backs. They trained to search for mines, working together with a dog from the Oketz canine unit - April 29, 2013 Photo by Cpl. Zev Marmorstein, IDF Spokesperson's Unit

32b. Dogs are trained at the Police Canine Unit in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombian, on March 29, 2012. In this unit dogs are trained to specifically assist the police on the detection of narcotics, explosives, in rescue operations and for dog shows as well.

31. A police officer embraces his dog that has been tested as part of a general course in the police canine unit in Medellin, Colombia, March 29, 2013. The dogs are trained to detect illicit substances such as drugs or explosives and also to locate suspects or find missing people.

30. From Seals thread

29. Rosja - jednostki specjalne

28. U.S. Army Sgt Charles Wogerman and his military working dog, Staff Sgt. Alex assigned to 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, relax after searching bags for possible explosive materials on Forward Operating Base Bostic, Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 18, 2013. Afghan National Security Forces conduct air movement to transport Afghanistan Local Police to Dashe Toup Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao/Released)

27. Mark Ahrents, a native of Capetown, South Africa, conducts a patrol with Fox, his canine partner, at Forward Operating Base Gamberi. Ahrents and Fox are a Narcotic Detection Dog Team with American K9 Detection Services working at various bases throughout Afghanistan and are an effective part of force protection. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, Task Force Long Knife Public Affairs)

26. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Malloy, 18th Wing commander (right), and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, 18th Wing command chief(left), run in honor of the Bataan memorial march on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 13, 2013. Participants walked or ran the 8.5 mile trail to honor the more than 60,000 U.S. and Filipino troops who surrendered to Japanese after the three-month Battle of Bataan on April 9, 1942, in the Bataan province on the islands of Luzon, Corregidor, and the harbor defense forts of the Philippines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith A. James/Released)

25a. U.S. Army Sgt. Roque Espinoza, a combat engineer and military working dog handler assigned to K9 Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, poses next to his commemorative frame for his four years of service with retired Staff Sgt. Lady, a black Labrador retriever and mine detection dog, at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., April 30, 2013. Espinoza served as Lady’s sole handler and was adopted by Espinoza after being medically retired from service. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Denby/Released)

25b. Retired Staff Sgt. Lady, a black labrador retriever and trained mine detection dog, holds her favorite toy as she sits in the shade April 30, 2013, at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Lady was recently retired and adopted by her handler Sgt. Roque Espinoza, a combat engineer assigned to K9 Company, 5th Engineer Battalion. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Denby/Released)

24a. Military Working Dogs at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C., wake up each morning in their kennels and perform multiple duties and training including obedience skills, obstacle courses and various training objectives, depending on their specialized skill. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

24b. Military Working Dog Jaga, a three–year-old German Shepherd dog assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron, completes an obstacle course April 27, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The obstacle courses help train and prepare the MWD for various challenges they could face at home or while deployed, MWDs perform multiple duties and training including obedience skills, obstacle courses and various training objectives, depending on their specialized skill. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

24c. Staff Sgt. Kyle Shaughnessy, 628th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and MWD Jaga, a three–year-old German Shepherd dog assigned to the 628th SFS at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., take a moment to prepare for an odor detection exercise, where Jaga detects odors associated with explosive or harmful materials used in homemade Improvised Explosive Devices. Military Working Dogs perform multiple duties and training including obedience skills, obstacle courses and various training objectives, depending on their specialized skill. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

24e. Military Working Dog Jaga, a three–year-old German Shepherd dog assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., locates a TNT pack April 27, 2013, at JB Charleston – Air Base. The training course helps prepare the MWD for various challenges they could face at JB Charleston or while deployed. Military Working Dogs perform multiple duties and training including obedience skills, obstacle courses and various training objectives, depending on their specialized skill. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

24e. Staff Sgt. Kyle Shaughnessy, 628th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, praises MWD Jaga, a three–year-old German Shepherd dog assigned to the 628th SFS at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., after she completed the MWD obstacle course April 27, 2013, at JB Charleston – Air Base.

24. Austrian SF celebrates 50th Anniversary with an Open House May 4th. Während einer Übung gehen Jagdkommando-Soldaten an Bord eines S-70 "Black Hawk". Dieses Jahr feiert der Spezialeinsatzkräfte-Verband des Bundesheeres sein 50-jähriges Jubiläum. Am 4. Mai laden die Soldaten deshalb zum Tag der offenen Tür in Wiener Neustadt

23. " Serg(eant), what's for dinner ? "

22a. A rescue dog arrives at the Xinjin Service Area on the Chengdu-Ya'an Highway with members of the Ramunion Rescue from Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, after 22-hour drive, in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 21, 2013. Six members of the Hangzhou Outdoors Emergency Rescue Team arrived in the earthquake-hit Ya'an City after driving for consecutive 22 hours on Sunday. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)

22b. Members of China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) gather at Nanyuan Airport in Beijing, capital of China, April 20, 2013. A total of 140 rescuers and 12 sniffer dogs flew to the earthquake-hit Lushan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday night to conduct rescue work. (Xinhua/Yu Hongchun)

22c. Members of China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) gather at Nanyuan Airport in Beijing, capital of China, April 20, 2013. A total of 140 rescuers and 12 sniffer dogs flew to the earthquake-hit Lushan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday night to conduct rescue work. (Xinhua/Yu Hongchun)

21a. Law enforcement officials depart with their K-9 units during the search for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing in Watertown, Massachusetts April 19, 2013. Police killed one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Tamerlan Tsarneav, in a shootout and mounted house-to-house searches for the second man, his brother Dzhokar Tsarnaev, on Friday, with much of the city under virtual lockdown after a bloody night of shooting and explosions in the streets.

21b. Law enforcement officials depart with their K-9 units during the search for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing in Watertown, Massachusetts April 19, 2013. Police killed one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Tamerlan Tsarneav, in a shootout and mounted house-to-house searches for the second man, his brother Dzhokar Tsarnaev, on Friday, with much of the city under virtual lockdown after a bloody night of shooting and explosions in the streets.

21c. State Police arrest a man walking at the UMASS-Dartmouth campus during their sweep of the university Friday, April 19, 2013, in Dartmouth, Mass. UMASS-Dartmouth students were evacuated from campus on Fridayas local and state officials investigateD the dorm room of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, one of the two suspects wanted for the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was registered as a student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the school said. The campus closed down along with colleges around the Boston area.

21d. Police officers search house to house for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in a neighborhood of Watertown, Massachusetts April 19, 2013. Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line killing at least three people and injuring over 100 others.

21e. Resident exit a home as police SWAT team search houses for the second of two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings takes place April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts.

20. A French soldier patrols with Kappa , a bomb snifing dog in a street of Gao, on April 5, 2013. The United Nations expressed concern over reprisal attacks against ethnic Tuaregs and Arabs in Mali, where a French-led intervention recently routed Islamist rebels.

19d. Wilbur, a US Marine Special Operations Team member, tries on his handlers helmet after a patrol with Afghan National Army special forces to escort a district governor to a school in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 15, 2013. (US Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)

19c. A Marine Special Operations Team member and his dog Wilbur maintain security from a field near an over watch for Afghan National Army Special Forces helping Afghan Local Police build a checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence, in order to enable conditions for improved security, governance and development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)

19b. Wilbur, a Marine Special Operations Team member, maintains security from a field near an over watch for Afghan National Army Special Forces helping Afghan Local Police build a checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence, in order to enable conditions for improved security, governance and development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)

19a. A Marine Special Operations Team member and his dog Wilbur maintain security from a field near an over watch for Afghan National Army Special Forces helping Afghan Local Police build a checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence, in order to enable conditions for improved security, governance and development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)

18. Justin R. Pereira, from Gooding, Ind., and his military working dog, Laika five, with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, provide security at a shura during Operation Southern Fist III March 5, in the district of Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

17a. Croatian soldiers returning from deployment to Afghanistan.

17a. Croatian soldiers returning from deployment to Afghanistan.

16. Lance Cpl. Thomas Foster takes a rest with his military working dog Diamond during a patrol through Boldak, Afghanistan March 6. Foster is a member of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

15c. Soldiers from 1 st Battalion The Irish Guards' on parade at the St Patrick's Day Parade in London

15b. Soldiers from 1 st Battalion The Irish Guards' on parade at the St Patrick's Day Parade in London

15a. Soldiers from 1 st Battalion The Irish Guards' on parade at the St Patrick's Day Parade in London

14a. IDF Ground Forces corps

14b. IDF puppy corps

14c. IDF puppy corps

14d. IDF puppy corps

13a. Luca, a Military Working Dog with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division gets geared up for medical evacuation training, Feb. 24, at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. The training prepared flight medics for medical evacuation of working dogs. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Michael Needham, 102nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)

13b. A flight medic with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, is hoisted into a medical helicopter with Luca, a Military Working Dog with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division during a training exercise, Feb. 24, at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. The training prepared the flight medics for medical evacuation of working dogs. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Needham, 102nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)

13c. A flight medic with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, is hoisted into a medical helicopter with Luca, a Military Working Dog with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division during a training exercise, Feb. 24, at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. The training prepared the flight medics for medical evacuation of working dogs. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Needham, 102nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)

12. Hunde sind eigentlich keine Vielflieger und sammeln auch keine Flugmeilen. Doch beim Fallschirmjägerbataillon 313 ist das anders. Kasan und Akela sind belgische Schäferhunde und haben ebenso wie ihre Herrchen wenig Bodenkontakt.

11. Nepalese police dogs, after being smeared with vermillion on their foreheads and marigold garlands placed around their necks on the occasion of the Tihar (Diwali) festival in Kathmandu, on November 13, 2012. On Tihar, it is customary in Nepal for people to offer blessings to dogs, which, according to Hindu tradition, are the messengers of Yamaraj, the god of death.

10. Dog's French in Mali, Africa. Toute l'actualité sur http://www.bfmtv.com/ Au Mali, le point névralgique de l'opération Serval est a Bamako, tout pres de l'aéroport.

09. Sgt. Shawn A. Thomas re-enlisted for four years, while serving as a Military Working Dog handler in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2013. Thomas's re-enlisting officer was Maj. Gen. Robert ''Abe'' Abrams, Third Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) commanding general.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashley Bell)

08. U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Bodge, 366th Security Forces Squadron commander, stands with Tech. Sgt. Roaseann Kelly, 366th SFS assistant flight chief, and retired military working dog Tanja during the canine's retirement ceremony Jan. 31, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Tanja served as a detection and patrol dog and has deployed from MHAFB five times. After working with six different Defender handlers, she has found a home with her last handler, Sergeant Kelly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)

07. Joe, retired veteran explosive ordnance disposal dog (left), and Lt. Chris Sower, physical therapist (right), wind down at the Combined Aid Station (CAS), Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 4, 2013. Joe has been serving in Afghanistan for over one year in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz / Released)

06. Iraqi police dog handlers stand with their sniffing dogs during their graduation ceremony at the police K9 headquarters in Kerbala, 110 km (68 miles) south of Baghdad, February 7, 2013

05. U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Christopher Coolahan and Military Working Dog Meky assigned to Camp Lemonnier database security, in controlled exercise at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 30, 2013. MWDs are used to detain suspects, search for and detect explosives and drugs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nick Strocchia / released)

04. 1st Lt. Gina Lane, a JVB action officer, spends time with the Military Working Dogs during a re-enlistment ceremony for Sgt. Shawn A. Thomas at RC-S, Feb. 8, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashley Bell) (k)

03. U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Christopher Coolahan and Military Working Dog Meky, assigned to Camp Lemonnier Base Security, participate in controlled training exercises at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 30, 2013. MWDs are used to apprehend suspects, perform searches, and detect explosives and narcotics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nick Strocchia/Released) (k)

02. Today (2013 02 10) Jasmin was awarded and went on retirement after years of service at North Caucasuss. Armia Rosji (k)

01. SILVERDALE, Wash. (Jan. 11, 2013) A plaque is presented in honor of Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Sean Brazas to widow Yeoman 2nd Class Allie Brazas. Sean Brazas, a Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) Sailor, died May 30, 2012 while conducting combat operations in Panjwa'l, Afghanistan as an Individual Augmentee (IA). The plaque features pictures of Sean Brazas, the American flag and his dog handler's leash. A gold and blue starred banner sponsored by the NBK Chief Petty Officers Association was also hung in honor of Brazas and his widow. The Gold Star Banner Program remembers those who have given the ultimate sacrifice and died while serving and is planned to remain installed indefinitely. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice William Blees/Released)

Petty Officer 1st Class John Mitchell, a K9 handler

00. Petty Officer 1st Class John Mitchell, a K9 handler with the Maritime Security Response Team in Chesapeake, Va., conducts a security patrol with his dog, Valentin, outside Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington during the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 21, 2013. Valentin, a 3yearold yellow Labrador retriever, is named after fallen 9/11 New York City Police Officer Santos Valentin. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa Ferdinando) 21/01/2013 (k)