They protected our service men and women in the heat of battle, and now a dozen retired military dogs were in a battle themselves.
They needed new homes, and it has been a long trip to get there.
According to WRIC, the dogs were supposed to be at Mt. Hope Kennels in Chester, Virginia, as a temporary stop in their journey. They had been property of the Department of Defense but were adopted by a private company to be re-purposed for another mission.
That mission never happened and the dogs were left at the kennel since February 2014.
The dogs served in Afghanistan and Iraq, searching for bombs. One of the rescue dogs is credited with finding seven improvised explosive devices during his service in the Middle East, WWBT reported.
Some of the dogs suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, while others were taking Prozac, WWBT reported.
Luckily, Kristen Maurer, the president of Mission K9 Rescue, told WRIC that about half of the dogs will be adopted by their former handlers. But the rest are still in need of a permanent home. Those are in the process of being adopted, by people who have been carefully screen, The Examiner has reported.
If you would like to help these hero dogs and other retired working dogs, contact Mission K9 Rescue by clicking here.
If you would like to donate to Mt. Hope Kennels to help offset the cost of the care for the former military dogs, please click on the kennel's GoFundMe page.
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