SEAL dog

I'm on a dog kick, I know, but with the number of dog related things friends/family send me, it's a wonder this site doesn't have a weekly dog post.

It's been brought to my attention that the recent mission on Osama Bin Laden was aided by a dog. A SEAL dog, as in Navy SEALs. The dog's identity, like the other members of the team, has been kept anonymous, but he's out there, somewhere...

Here's some highlights and articles from info about these SEAL dogs:

Many SEAL dogs come equipped with "titanium fangs capable of ripping through enemy protective armor," at a cost of "about $2,000 a tooth."

Military K-9s have even been known to be outfitted in camouflaged bulletproof armor and given high-tech, infrared nightsight cameras complete with camera systems. (These gadgets cost about 20 grand each.)

A bulletproof titanium fanged super sensing soldier? He has four legs, but he exists.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/05/belgian-malinois-dog-osama-bin-laden_n_858050.html

http://petsadviser.com/service-animal/bin-laden-dog-navy-seals-k9/

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/05/04/war_dog?page=0,0