"Arnold," a stud Belgian Malinois in the 341st Training Squadron's military working dog breeding program, peers through the fence of his kennel at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in August 2012. Darren Abate/Los Angeles Times/MCT
Combat Dog Put Out To Stud For Department of Defense -- Stars and Stripes
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Arnold des Contes D’Hoffmann, who joined the Department of Defense in 2008, has never been to Afghanistan or Iraq. But numerous of his progeny have deployed to the war zones and are credited with saving American lives.
Arnold has a unique job description in the American military: He’s a stud.
With 149 offspring — and six more expected soon — the Belgian Malinois is one of the more productive males in the breeding program at the military working dog program at Lackland Air Force Base, a sprawling military installation in San Antonio. The program’s goal is to produce dogs that have fewer medical problems than the dogs purchased from outside vendors and can stay longer on active duty.
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My Comment: Throughout history dogs have been specifically bred by different armies for war .... the U.S. military is no different.
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