GOOD BOY - Lenny, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois explosive detection K9, poses for a picture at AUSA in October 2024. He is focused on his handler, Alisa Chmielinski, director of training and ...

A U.S. Army veteran in Brighton, Michigan, received a new service dog named River on Friday. River, a 1-year-old Bernedoodle, will accompany Yvonne Allen, who served four years in the Army, to work, ...

Military working dogs have long played a practical role in modern warfare. Around 2010, thousands of them were deployed worldwide to detect explosives, clear routes, and protect troops.

WASHINGTON — Hank Ford, a 54-year-old Army and Marine Corps veteran, was dozing one morning in February after his wife left for work, when his service dog, Tommy, started barking and pawing his chest ...

Inside a room full of wagging tails at Canine Partners of the Rockies in Aurora, Colorado, training looks a lot like play. But every command and every treat brings these dogs one step closer to ...

As the old saying goes, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But as one organization has shown over the course of five decades, a dog can become a veteran’s new best friend. This past Fourth of July ...