by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 11, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In December 1967 U.S. soldiers were attacking a North Vietnamese base camp in Vietnam. As it began to get dark, they dug in anticipating a night counterattack. Lieutenant Morris settled into his foxhole when King, their German Shepard war dog, jumped into the hole on...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 24, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
You’ve probably heard of cadaver dogs, which search for recently deceased victims of disasters. But what about deaths that happened 1000’s of years ago? Enter Fabel, the archeology dog. Fabel is a German Shepard that is used to detect buried bones. Makes sense,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 7, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
On December 4, 1966, Nemo and Airman Bob Thorneburg were on patrol near the company’s airbase in Vietnam. The two came under enemy fire and the German Shepherd took a round to his eye and Throneburg was shot in the shoulder. Despite his wound Nemo attacked the enemy,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Dec 24, 2019 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
No I’m not talking about the old movie or TV show – MASH is the Maricopa County Sheriff Office Animal Safe Haven Unit. MASH cares for, rehabilitates and re-homes animals from abuse and neglect cases. Currently located inside the First Avenue Jail in Phoeinix,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Dec 10, 2019 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
After the events set forth in my Kurt the Doberman blog, the Marines declared Guam secure after three weeks of fighting in 1944. But some 8,000 Japanese soldiers remained, hidden in the jungle. The war dogs were asked to find them. “That’s the worst fighting you can...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 24, 2019 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military), Taxes
SimplySOLD donates food and supplies and makes monetary contributions to local animal charities. You may do the same, and if you incur pet expenditures in your home, you could be entitled to a tax deduction. For example, taking care of or fostering a charity’s pets....
