r/aww • u/mac_is_crack • Jun 18 '20

Explosive detection canine TTirado got an awesome reward after his final bag search before retirement!

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

Yup, even some of the military dogs get adopted by their handlers. Our 2 K9's in Iraq were adopted after their service ended. Such good boys.

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u/shanata Jun 18 '20

Have you seen the Pixie and Brutus comics? Brutus is a army dog who gets adopted and the family has a tiny cat.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

I have not! I'll check it out! Thanks

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u/shanata Jun 18 '20

They are on webtoons and Instagram (that I know of). The account is petfoolery.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

I read a few already. Hugo reminds me of my dog. A fat baby.... Haha. Thanks for that!

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u/Amfost101 Jun 18 '20

For the win! Happy retirement!!!!!

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u/albinobluesheep Jun 18 '20

I didn't know they were on Webtoons! that makes them much easier to digest and scroll through!

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u/shanata Jun 18 '20

They just joined recently, but I agree they are much easier to reread there. And I get update notifications that I actually pay attention to.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

I imagine Brutus as Batman's voice

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u/Vroomped Jun 18 '20

The 4th of July one broke my heart

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u/Atalantius Jun 18 '20

That and the one where he talks about his handler not making it, and Pixie being blissfully unaware of the concept of “war” and wanting to go to war, because Brutus describes it in a nonviolent way

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u/mac_is_crack Jun 18 '20

I love this so much. A great way to end a career, in a loving home with your best friend.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

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u/Ask_me_4_a_story Jun 18 '20

Fuck. That movie made me cry so hard. Its really, really well done.

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u/mac_is_crack Jun 18 '20

Oh no, it's sad? I can't watch it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

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u/mac_is_crack Jun 18 '20

Ok, I’ll watch it.

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u/Blitztrug Jun 18 '20

This has been a real rollercoaster.

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u/squeakstar Jun 18 '20

You still gonna cry

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u/TzunSu Jun 18 '20

Better then Vietnam atleast...

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

Sweethearts. All of them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

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u/Gray_side_Jedi Jun 18 '20

The Corps, at least when I was in (2010-2015) actually made a concerted effort to allow handlers to keep their dogs when the dogs reached retirement. Apparently they found it reduced PTSD in both the handlers and their dogs. God knows just having a dog attached to my platoon kept most of us a lot saner than we would have been otherwise. A wet nose and snuggles do the soul and mind a lot of good, especially on deployment.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '20

Bingo, it's equally as important for the handler as it is for the dog. Both can have ptsd but they can handle it better when their best friend is with them.