Military dogs saving lives on battlefield

Military dogs saving lives on battlefield, building special bonds with soldiers By Hugh Lessig, April 1, 2012 In 2007, Jonathan Bourgeois was on patrol in Iraq when heard the call. Get back. Up ahead, a military working dog had detected the scent of explosives. "That day, they saved my squad from being blown up," he said. Bourgeois, an Air Force staff sergeant, now works as a military dog handler at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton. He traces his passion for the fearless, four-legged warriors to that roadside conversion. "Ever since then," he said, "I've been hooked." read more here linked from Stars and Stripes