If it looks like a ball..throw it!

Come on, that ball has a purpose doesn't it?

Last night our friend Erika came to visit for a couple days. We were all sitting around watching tv and I went to explore Erika’s stuff…she has a cat at home and I wanted to make sure the cat didn’t come visit as well. Guess what I found in a bag…a tennis ball..it was new and yellow and just what every malinois’ dreams are made of. Well, apparently she didn’t bring it for me. It made me wonder what other exciting things might be found in the bags Erika brought into the house.

When she sat down with another big bag, I thought for sure this one contained something for me, but instead she pulled out some weird stuff and then a ball attached to a string. But she wouldn’t throw it for me. Mom told me to knock it off and lie down, so I stalked Erika and the ball for awhile.

Apparently Erika was knitting, what a waste of a perfectly good ball.

Just a side note, Erika is in town because she and Renée are going up to Quantico National Cemetary in Virginia for an internment service for retired Marine Lt Col. Vinup. He lost a six year battle with Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia. There is no cure for this form of Leukemia. Erika is running in the Yuengling Shamrock  1/2 Marathon  in Virginia Beach March 2009 to help raise funds for a cure. For someone who swore she would only run if being chased, this 1/2 Marathon is a big step for Erika and something that we should all consider supporting. If you are interested in making a donation to Erika’s team, go here for more information http://pages.teamintraining.org/va/shamrock09/evinup

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Lackland Air Force Base gets high praise!

As a Belgian Malinois, I have to write about some of my brothers in arms. I’m talking about the ones that are overseas or on our own U.S soil protecting and detecting. The Malinois is often used for Military and Police K9 units. We are very high energy and versatile….honestly we are the best dogs around!

Lackland Air Force base in San Antoino, Texas is where all our U.S. Military working dogs go for training and are stationed out from there. Currently there are at least 2,500 dogs working with Military units. Lackland now also has a breeding program for German Shepherd Dogs, Labrador Retrievers and Belgian Malinois. They also have a great adoption program for retired MWD’s or for dogs that failed out of the program.

This past Tuesday, Lackland opened a new veterinary hospital that will take the recovery and survival of many of our injured MWD’s to even higher levels then before.

To treat the trainees and injured working dogs, the new hospital has operating rooms, digital radiography, CT scanning equipment, an intensive care unit and rehab rooms with an underwater treadmill and exercise balls, among other features. A behavioral specialist has an office near the lobby.-Associated Press

 

Leinie supports the USMC

I support my fellow dogs, especially the ones that are helping protect our freedom and are fighting for our country. Thanks to Lackland Air Force Base for building a state of the art Veterinary Hospital to keep them all in the fight!

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