Military Dog Reportedly Assisted in bin Laden Raid

[Doomsday101]

Accompanying the Navy Seals who completed the bin Laden mission was a faithful four-legged fighter. The trained military dog, either a German Shepherd or a Belgian Malinois, was attached to a human Seal and lowered from a helicopter into the compound. Wearing canine armor, he went along to sniff out hidden explosives or, if necessary, find a secret room of bin Laden's.

Canines often play a significant role in military operations as they can crawl into small spaces, find enemy soldiers and report back unnoticed with TV footage from a camera attached to their heads. Their primary functions "are finding explosives and conducting searches and patrols," Maj. Wes Ticer, a spokesman for the United States Special Operations Command, told the New York Times, but Ticer said that many times dogs save "the lives of the Special Operations Forces with whom they operate."


http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/05...reportedly-assisted-in-bin-laden-raid/?hpt=C2

 

[Doomsday101]

What kind of dog is that?
That is no dog that is a Seal. :laugh2:

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Dogs have served in the military for a looong time.

They were talking about the above story on the radio this morning. Said the seals normally use German Sheppards and some other breed..Belgium something.

They also said one story said something about some dogs having titanium covers or tips put on some of the dogs fangs to help tear through enemy equipment better.

Man's best friend indeed. The battle between dog people and cat people...the military does not take cat's into combat with them...Dogs Rule...cats drool.:laugh2:

 

[Vtwin]

Dogs rule and German Shepherds are the kings!

 

[Doomsday101]

Dogs have served in the military for a looong time.

They were talking about the above story on the radio this morning. Said the seals normally use German Sheppards and some other breed..Belgium something.

They also said one story said something about some dogs having titanium covers or tips put on some of the dogs fangs to help tear through enemy equipment better.

Man's best friend indeed. The battle between dog people and cat people...the military does not take cat's into combat with them...Dogs Rule...cats drool.:laugh2:

High Paw :laugh2:

 

[YosemiteSam]

heh I wonder of the dogs enjoys doing that. :laugh2:

 

[Doomsday101]

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[Yakuza Rich]

My grandfather and his brother snuck a couple of German Shepherd puppies from Germany back home after WWII. His brother went on to raise and train German Shepherds for the Army and police stations.

To me, German Shepherds are like the perfect dog. I remember him telling me that one of his police dogs went after a man who had a small child held hostage and bit into the guy's leg so hard that its teeth went thru the skin and muscle and made a large indentation into the femur. Never hurt the child or anything.

This video is pretty cool, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7mhPz2pzdk&feature=channel_video_title




YR

 

[Doomsday101]

My grandfather and his brother snuck a couple of German Shepherd puppies from Germany back home after WWII. His brother went on to raise and train German Shepherds for the Army and police stations.

To me, German Shepherds are like the perfect dog. I remember him telling me that one of his police dogs went after a man who had a small child held hostage and bit into the guy's leg so hard that its teeth went thru the skin and muscle and made a large indentation into the femur. Never hurt the child or anything.

This video is pretty cool, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7mhPz2pzdk&feature=channel_video_title




YR

Mans best friend as long as you are not the bad guy. :laugh2:

 

[Yeagermeister]

High Paw :laugh2:

x2

 

[CowboyDan]

I'm partial to Great Danes, having 2 at home currently, (used to have 3 at one time!) but Sheps are so cool.

 

[Aikmaniac]

More info...

The SEAL Hero dog is top secret.

A Belgian Malinois? Maybe. A German Shepherd? Possibly.

But regardless of breed, the four-legged hero and source of intense public interest might well be called, ”Double-O-Dog.”

Like the fictional 007, the mysterious agent came in the dead of night, helped take out the world’s most notorious terrorist, and then melted back into the shadows alongside 79 two-footed comrades in arms.

In keeping with the rest of the SEAL Team Six that killed Osama bin Laden, the dog who reportedly accompanied the Seals on the mission remains shrouded in mystery, and surrounded by speculation


Read more http://www.globalanimal.org/2011/05/05/german-shepherd-belgian-malinois-bin-laden-hero-dog-is-top-secret/38799/?amp

 

[Doomsday101]

so when do they mount the fricken Laser Beam on their heads? :laugh2:

 

[Vtwin]

My grandfather and his brother snuck a couple of German Shepherd puppies from Germany back home after WWII. His brother went on to raise and train German Shepherds for the Army and police stations.

To me, German Shepherds are like the perfect dog. I remember him telling me that one of his police dogs went after a man who had a small child held hostage and bit into the guy's leg so hard that its teeth went thru the skin and muscle and made a large indentation into the femur. Never hurt the child or anything.

This video is pretty cool, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7mhPz2pzdk&feature=channel_video_title




YR

Both of my GSD's won't pay much attention to the neighbor's kids.... until one of them starts crying. When that happens they are both going to run down and see what the problem is. The female is especially attentive.

No special training, just instinct.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I want a German Shepherd, but my wife says they scare her. :laugh2:

My daughters friend has three of them and her dogs are enormous. I know how big GS usually get and these are much larger. They are easily in the 100lbs range. Their head comes up to my stomach when they stand next to me. They aren't as large as Great Danes, but they are very large for a GS. (I think her dogs are the reason my wife is scared of them, though they are fairly docile around people. Even ones that don't know)

Speaking of Great Danes. Look at this one. :laugh2:

 

[the kid 05]

Dogs rule and German Shepherds are the kings!

nope the first ever hero of war dog is king and he was a pitt bull

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

nope the first ever hero of war dog is king and he was a pitt bull

Stubby was the most decorated canine for the US.

Actually Sergeant Stubby...and he was a pit.

http://www.examiner.com/pet-life-in-national/sergeant-stubby-pit-bull-and-decorated-canine-war-hero

Cool article for those interested.

 

[Muhast]

Dogs rule and German Shepherds are the kings!

I got attacked by a German Shepard last year, those dog's are no joke. I got pretty lucky that I was able to scare it off.

I went over to my bosses house to feed his dogs while he was out of town. I had met the dogs and been around them several times, but never without him.

As soon as I opened the door, the dog ran up to the door and started wagging it's tail nervously. I thought it was strange but stepped inside anyways, the second I did that the dog latched onto my leg and then let go. I backed out of the doorway and the dog came after me again and cornered me between the house and itself. I didn't have many options at this point. The dog lunged at me again and I jumped and pushed off its head and managed to land on the opposite side of it. The dog barred it's teeth and looked like it was ready to attack again and I yelled and pointed to the door, and for whatever reason it listened and ran inside.

I had some nasty teeth mark wounds on my leg, but all in all it could have been so much worse. I think the dog was nervous and when i stepped in decided to protect it's home. Pretty scary. I don't really blame the dog, I've been over quite a few times but he usually puts the dogs away when people come over so the dog was never around me more then 5 minutes at a time. I'm sure I startled it.

 

[CowboyDan]

My Great Danes: http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3452769&postcount=2252

Most famous Great Dane:



Seriously though, could you see a 4 foot tall 200 lbs Dane in camo dropping out of a helicopter? That would be awesome!

 

[Doomsday101]

http://www.uswardogs.org/