| A DOG AND A BABY 
 The K9 above is Brutus, a military K9 at Mc Chord.....
He's huge - part Boxer and part British
Bull Mastiff and tops the scales at 200 lbs. His handler took the picture.
Brutus is running toward me because he knows I have some
Milkbone treats, so he's slobbering away!I had to duck around a tree just
before he got to me in case he
couldn't stop, but he did.
Brutus was the recipient of the
Congressional Medal of Honor last year from his tour in Iraq.
His handler and
four other soldiers were taken hostage by
insurgents. Brutus and his handler communicate
by sign language and he gave Brutus the signal that meant 'go away but come back and find me'. The Iraqis paid no attention to Brutus. He came back later and quietly tore the throat out of
one guard at one door and another guard at another door.
He then jumped against one of the doors repeatedly
(the guys were being held in an old warehouse) until it opened. He went in and untied his
handler and they all escaped.
He's the first K9 to receive this honor. If he knows you're ok, he's a big old lug and wants to sit in your lap.
He enjoys the company of cats.
K-9 Congressional Medalof Honor Winner thought
you'd find this interesting.
Talk about animal intelligence and bonding with humans! Remember that they can't do a lot of things for
themselves and they depend on you to make
their life a quality life!Instructions for properly hugging a baby (from a dog's point of view): 1. First, uh, find a baby.  2. Second, be sure that the object you found
is indeed a baby, by employing classic sniffing
techniques.
 + 3. Next, you will need to flatten the baby before
actually beginning the hugging process.  4. The 'paw slide' = Simply slide paws around baby
and prepare for possible close-up.
5. Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute
the difficult and patented 'hug, smile, and lean' so
as to achieve the best photo quality.
It will be a shame if you don't pass this along!! | 
