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Veteran’s Day for our canine soldiers

Top Ten Tuesday is pre-empted this week so we can bring you this special Veteran’s Day post.

We all know that many dogs serve with our military forces, sniffing out bombs and walking guard posts, among other important tasks.  But what happens when a dog is forced into retirement?  Statistics from 2006 show that 281 retired war dogs were adopted, 74 were waiting to be adopted, and 116 were euthanized.

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