A U.S. Army soldier with the 10th Special Forces Group and his military working dog jump off the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment during water training over the Gulf of Mexico as part of exercise Emerald Warrior 2011 on March 1, 2011. (Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez, U.S. Air Force)
Indian Army Commando Dogs
Indian army commandos with their dogs perform during a show at a parade ground in Secunderabad, on July 14, 2013, on the eve of the diamond Jubilee celebrations of The Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering. (Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images)
Explosives Sniffer Dog in Colombia
A Colombian soldier and his explosive sniffer dog salute after an exhibition on October 21, 2008, at Pedro Nel Ospina Military Base in Bello, Antioquia Department, Colombia. (Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images)
Belarusian Military Dog
A Belarussian military dog rides a platform being held by a group of soldiers carrying it above their heads in Minsk on May 19, 2009 during the country's annual military expo and arms fair. (Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images)
Indonesian Special Forces Dog Drills
Soldiers with dogs from the Armed Special Forces descend by rope from a helicopter during an anti-terror drill in Jakarta, 20 Oct. 2003. After the Bali bombings in Oct. 2002 which killed 2002 people, mostly foreigners, and the Marriott blast claimed 12 lives, Indonesia's security authorities prepare them selves from any other terror attacks in the future. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images)
German Paratrooper Pup
A masked dog of the paratroop regiment is pictured during a troop exercise on June 7, 2006 in Merzig, Germany. German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung visited the paratroop brigade 26 which will be sent for a German-led EU military mission to Congo to oversee the country's elections in June. (Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)
Brazilian Navy Terrorist Attack Drill
Members of the Brazilian Navy take part in a terrorist attack drill dealing with chemical weapons as part of the security measures for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup and World Youth Day, and the FIFA 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 27, 2013. (Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)
Police Dogs in Turkey Stand Guard
Gendarme dogs sit on May 24, 2013 in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir in front of bags of hashish and marijuana seized by Turkish soldiers during an operation in the region. Kurdish villagers clashed with Turkish soldiers trying to stop the operation. (Mehmet Engin/AFP/Getty Images)
Wannabe
A "Police" dog attends the 21st Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York on Oct. 22, 2011 The parade of masquerading dogs is the largest Halloween Dog Parade in the US. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
French Attack Dog
A police dog takes part in an exercise of the French Gendarmerie on Nov. 30, 2012 in Lesquin, northern France. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)
Beijing Patrol Dog
Armed police officers and a dog patrol a street on May 12, 2014 in Beijing, China. In order to fight terrorism and maintain stability, Beijing police deployed 150 armed patrol vehicles to city streets on Monday. (ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
Blessed Are the Nepalese Police Dogs
Nepalese policemen pose with their dogs after applying vermillion to their foreheads and placing marigold garlands around their necks on Tihar festival in Kathmandu on Oct. 25, 2011. On Tihar, as the Hindu festival of Diwali is locally known, it is customary in Nepal for people offer blessings to dogs, which are according to Hindu tradition, the messengers of Yamaraj, the god of death. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)
Tokyo Anti-Terror Drill
A police dog bites the arm of a "suspect" during an anti-terrorism practice at the Tokyo shopping and business mall of Roppongi Hills on June 4, 2008. The training was held for the upcoming G8 Hokkaido summit. (Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Military Dogs
Mortar rounds found
Iraq Ryky, a Belgian Malanois, rests next to four 60mm mortar rounds she discovered while on patrol Nov. 26 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. Sgt. James Harrington, a native of New Orleans, is Rykys handler, attached to a Multi-National Division in Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of Sgt. James Harrington, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)
Extraction Training
All three above: Marines and their military working dog at special patrol insertion and extraction training at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, on N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis)
Water Break
Lance Cpl. Michael Ray Evans, Jr., a dog handler with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, gives water to his dog, Allie, while on a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010.
Returning From Patrol
Marine Corps Cpl. Jared Royce returns from a patrol with military working dog Hugo during Steel Knight on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Dec. 12, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)
Night Vision
As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marines, their military working dog and Afghan national security forces exit a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter after an operation on Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 22, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley E. Santy)
Placement Training
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessie Johnson practices placement training with her dog, Chrach, on April 24, 2013, at Forward Operation Base Pasab, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)
Explosive Protection Dog on Break
Whiskey, an explosive protection military working dog, relaxes next to his handler, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris A. Beavers, a kennel master assigned to the 48th Security Forces, at Royal Air Force Feltwell, England, on June 24, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Perry Aston)
Watchdog
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Pabey (L) U.S. Army Sgt. James Carlberg and Army Staff Sgt. Abby, a military working dog, provide overwatch from the mountains of Maiden Shar in Afghanistan's Wardak province, on Sept. 1, 2013.
Ship Inspection
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John Winjum, a military working dog handler, stands duty at the Port of Djibouti during an inspection of ships, tugboats and the pier on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on July 7, 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Julia A. Casper)
Urban Assault Training
Lithuanian soldiers provide a security escort for U.S. Army Sgt. Kara Yost (R) and Kajo, his military working dog, during urban assault training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, on May 17, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer)
On the Move
Two above: Ryky, a three-year-old Belgian Malanois, who is partnered with U.S. Army Sgt. James Harrington, prepares to leave Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, on Dec. 19, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Harrington)
Obstacle Course
Military working dog handler Sgt. Veronica Pruhs pushes herself as she lifts and stands up with her K-9 partner Jerry, resting on her shoulders during an obstacle course event in the 2015 Hawaiian Islands Working Dog Skills Challenge hosted by the 728th Military Police Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, July 27-31.
Air Force Tackle Training
A military working dog tackles Air Force Senior Airman Melissa Goodhile during training at the Defense Military Working Dog School on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, on Dec. 3, 2013.
Afghanistan
A U.S. Soldier trains his working dog on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan Boas)
Bonding Moment in Kandahar
U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Serella bonds with his military working dog, Nero, as children look on during Operation Clean Sweep in Kandahar City in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Oct. 3, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tyler Meiste)
Explosives Detector Dog
Coba, a 3-year-old chocolate lab and tactical explosives detector dog, chews contently on a tennis ball as David Sheffer, her handler and a dog trainer with Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Ind., explains the capabilities of the dog at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher M. Gaylord)
WWII
One of the first scout dog patrols to be used on Luzon in WWII. Briefing prior to a patrol.
