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The goal of our of our kennels is to

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create an environment free of threats

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where our mission partners can focus in

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on the task that they need to

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accomplish . The dog teams have their

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backs and are actively detecting and

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ready to defend from any of the threats

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that they might face . They're a

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military working dog team . The dogs

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are not a weapon system that you go and

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check out from the armory and do your

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tour of duty with and come back .

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You're a team , you're certified

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together without one of you there is no

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team . As a commander , I view it

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similarly to the retirement of any ,

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you know , highly experienced senior

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NCOs . These dogs give almost

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all of their best years to the military

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and so in a sense it's also very

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poignant . Their lives and everything

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that they have gone through , uh , in

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service to the military . I can , I

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have a hard time thinking of a better

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example of service before self . I

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wanted to adopt Chango because I knew

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his brother Chewy from when I was

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stationed at Lake and Heath . I got in

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the bite suit and I caught Chango for

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the first time with a bite , and he has

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the same bite as his brother and it's

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very hard and he's very strong and I

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was like . Yeah , they're related . No

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doubt in my mind . Maninchengo's

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relationship at work is professional .

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He was always with his handler . He was

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always looking for his dad , and then

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if we're out there , I'm in the bite

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suit , it's like , OK , I'm biting you ,

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but I'm with my dad . But now it's

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opposite roles . He's with me and he's

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always looking for me for direction .

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When I found out Nero needed to retire ,

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I knew right away I mean I had to call

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my husband , but being able to be the

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one to give him like the retirement

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that he uh he deserves , I feel honored

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to be able to do this because that's a

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big , big thing and to be able to

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witness his working dog collar come off

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and his retirement color go on like it

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it gives you chills , you know .

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We spend part of our day with the dog ,

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but for the dog , I mean , we are their

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whole life . Andrews kill one

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initiate final ride .

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Andy's copy it's great . Andrews stop

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post patrols stand by for the following

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that message . And so post patrols MWU

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Nero and MWU Chango are currently en

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route to the retirement ceremony . This

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marks their final ride after combined

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11 years of dedicated service as patrol

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explosive detection dogs . You are the

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voice of caring when I am ill , the

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voice of authority when I have done

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wrong . Do not chastise me unduly , for

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I am your right arm , the sword at

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yourself . I attempt to do only what

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you bid of me . I seek only to please

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you and remain in your favor . And when

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our time together is done and you move

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on in the world , remember me . With

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kind thoughts and tales for a time we

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are unbeatable . Nothing passed among

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us undetected . If we should meet again

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on another street , I will gladly take

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up your fight . I am a military working

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dog and together we are guardians of

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the night .