Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dogs at the 341st Training Squadron facilities at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland are housed in open-air kennels. The Pentagon ...

K9 Veterans Day (March 13) honors the service and sacrifice of U.S. military working dogs since the 1942 War Dog Program. Military dogs have served from WWI to today, performing lifesaving roles like ...

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - More than 20 military working dogs from five kennels across Germany traded their usual training grounds for the pool deck during a first-of-its-kind water familiarization ...

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 ...

At least four military working dogs died after being housed in kennels that a recent Defense Department inspector general report called unsatisfactory. IG investigators visited a dozen military ...

Rick Colts knew something was wrong the moment his military working dog changed his search pattern. It was June 1, 2011, the final patrol before Colts and his German shepherd, Torry, were scheduled to ...

The Defense Department’s canine training program at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is portrayed by the Pentagon as the best of the best, turning out dogs trained like soldiers to patrol airports, ...

On March 13, 1942, the United States launched the War Dog Program during World War II, later known as the Army K-9 Corps. However, even before that, loyal dogs had been accompanying soldiers to war.