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Special Warfare Land Shark
A low growl vibrated out of the pitch black alley deep in the heart of Fallujah. The next instant was forever a blur. Spike disappeared into the darkness that lay ahead. “He’s got him!” we thought. Next came a blood-curdling scream mixed with more aggressive growling and the crashing of pots and pans. We ran to investigate what could only be one thing. Spike had found our quarry.
Dogs joined the modern special operations battlefield in 2003. Called K-9 programs, they started out being used in civilian and military law enforcement, gradually expanding their scope into the elite special operations world. Not all of these animals are “attack dogs”, but rather are trained for a variety of other skills including sniffing out cadavers, bombs, or weapon caches. They are the team’s eyes, ears, and noses on the battlefield.
The primary breed used by the military is the Belgian Malinois. They are extremely athletic and have a perfect mix of olfactory attributes and fighting capability. The dogs undergo a strict breeding and training process, and are handpicked by the military. They are considered a valuable asset and can carry a price tag of up to fifty thousand dollars. The dogs start going through the selection process literally from birth, with monitoring for intelligence, drive, and instinct. There are many levels of vigorous testing; any weakness or failure, no matter how minute, will disqualify the animal. The Special Operations dogs are the pinnacles. They are the ones who pass every test perfectly the first time, without question.
When the dogs arrive at the Special Operations unit they are paired with a handler immediately. There are many men who volunteer for a handler position even though
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