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Retired Marine Adopts Dog She Spent Two Tours With
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Following a high-profile campaign Former Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey will finally able to adopt the working dog who had completed over 100 missions with her during two six-month tours in Iraq.
Both Leavey and the dog, Rex, finished their deployment in 2006 and spent almost a year rehabilitating from the injuries they had suffered together. After Marine officials at Camp Pendleton kennel made the decision to retire the 10-year-old German shepherd due to facial paralysis that would interfere with bomb-sniffing abilities Leavey began the campaign to adopt her war-time companion.
"Rex is my partner; I love him," Leavey told MSNBC.com. "We have been through so much together... I've spent day and night with this dog. It's a very strong bond."
Marine officials explain that they were just following proper safety screening procedures to ensure that an unsuspecting sponsor does not adopt a dog with aggressive tendencies. One Monday, the Marine Corps announced that Rex is suitable adoption and that he will be reunited with Leavey as soon as the paperwork is complete.
http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcbquantico/Pages/MarineCorpsadoptsoutformerIEDdogstolovingfamilies.aspx
Following a high-profile campaign Former Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey will finally able to adopt the working dog who had completed over 100 missions with her during two six-month tours in Iraq.
Both Leavey and the dog, Rex, finished their deployment in 2006 and spent almost a year rehabilitating from the injuries they had suffered together. After Marine officials at Camp Pendleton kennel made the decision to retire the 10-year-old German shepherd due to facial paralysis that would interfere with bomb-sniffing abilities Leavey began the campaign to adopt her war-time companion.
"Rex is my partner; I love him," Leavey told MSNBC.com. "We have been through so much together... I've spent day and night with this dog. It's a very strong bond."
Marine officials explain that they were just following proper safety screening procedures to ensure that an unsuspecting sponsor does not adopt a dog with aggressive tendencies. One Monday, the Marine Corps announced that Rex is suitable adoption and that he will be reunited with Leavey as soon as the paperwork is complete.
http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcbquantico/Pages/MarineCorpsadoptsoutformerIEDdogstolovingfamilies.aspx
