CARE PACKAGE FOR MILITARY WORKING DOGS

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PSA

This looks like an excellent program to

help keep our troops from harms way

and help bring them home safely.

Military working dogs are crucial to our efforts in Afghanistan, but their importance and sacrifices are often overlooked.

It's a well known fact that IED's are the most dangerous thing facing our troops in Afghanistan. Military K9s help keep our troops alive by finding IED's so they can be neutralized before they do damage. This also helps protect the civilian population, as roadside bombs and mines planted by the Taliban often destroy buses full of children going to school, Afghan police cars or unlucky civilians wandering the roads.

"I would not go on patrol without one" - U.S. Marine and dog handler in Afghanistan talking about his bomb-sniffing dog.

Keeping the roads free of IED's improves relations with tribal leaders, and helps our troops come home safely, and it would not be possible without these brave, trained, and highly specialized dogs.

DOG GOGGLES, BOOTS, AND DOGGY TREATS IN PACKAGES FOR THE TROOPS

AND THEIR DOGS

MAF is proud to announce that we've found the perfect solution to the problem of how to reach out and help our troops in Afghanistan and their loyal military working dogs.

Move America Forward is including DOG GOGGLES, BOOTS and TREATS in our special packages available now, specifically tailored for a soldier/marine + K9 combat team.

In addition to the regular recipe of coffee, cookies, beef jerky, gatorade and other items, these care packages each include a pair of goggles, a set of four doggie boots, and a bag of treats.

SEND A CARE PACKAGE FOR A MILITARY

WORKING DOG TEAM NOW!

As we all know, our troops serving overseas must go to great lengths to deal with the harsh environment of the Middle East. In the summer the days are a scorching 120+ degrees, and in the wintertime the mountains of Afghanistan are covered in snow and temperatures reach extreme sub zeros.

Military dogs have to deal with the same harsh environment. Dust storms obscure a dogs visibility and interfere with a dog's acute sense of smell, which is critical to their job of finding IEDs and roadside bombs.

The rocky terrain and poorly built roads also plague the dogs because they don't have boots to protect the pads on their paws.

Did you know that there are over 2,700 military working dogs currently serving?

Dogs are trained at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. Suitable dogs go through a rigorous 90 days training program which trains the animals in how to recognize and detect the explosive materials used in IEDs, how to attack and take down the enemy when threatened, and how to operate in a war zone where the sounds of battle and unpredictable nature can be very confusing for an untrained dog.

Dogs are selected for the program based on their sense of smell, speed, endurance, courage, intelligence and adaptability to the harsh desert environment.

The top breeds that possess these qualities are German Shepherds, Dutch Shepherds, and the Belgian Malinois. However, other breeds such as Golden Retriever, Labrador Retrievers, Boxers, Bull Mastiffs, Collies, Briards, and many others have been used successfully.

It's exciting that our efforts to support these military dogs has gotten attention and is gaining steam, but we still need your help and donations now!

Please sponsor a care package that will help out a military working dog and his handler!

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