[indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

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[indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

Subject: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogTo: "~*~WOLFHEART~*~" Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 12:50 PM

You won't believe the difference between this picture and the ones following this story about him....

Thought you might like to know about this dog and his story. I especially like the ending ........

The K9 above is Brutus, a military K9 at McChord.. 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 Milk Bone 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 won 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. Enjoys the company of cats.. K-9 Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Thought you'd find this interesting.

Talk about animal intelligence and bonding with humans!

A Pet's Ten Commandments............

Be sure to read them too. Remember that pets can't do a lot of things for themselves and that they depend on you to make their life a quality life! A PET'S TEN COMMANDMENTS.........

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful. 2. Give me time to understand what you want of me 3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being. 4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you. 5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me. 6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it. 7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you. 8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak. 9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old. 10 On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you

so. ~Take a moment today to thank God for your pets. Enjoy and take good care of them. Life would be a much duller, less joyful experience without God's critters. ~Now please pass this on to other pet owners. We do not have to wait for Heaven, to be surrounded by hope, love, and joyfulness. It is here on earth and has four legs!

Instructions for properly hugging a baby: 1. First, uh, find a baby. 2. Second, be sure that the object you found was

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. If you don't pass this along, a dog Will pee on your computer!

Love & Hugs,

Owner of Creative Corner for Dreamcatchers

Co-Owner of A_Dreamcatchers

& Flo's Incredimail Groups

From the Beautiful Pacific Northwest

[Guest guest]

omg,im teary!! thank u so much!!

SHALONDA

"Me + God's grace & forgiveness can overcome any & everything"

Subject: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogTo: "~*~WOLFHEART~*~" Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 12:50 PM

You won't believe the difference between this picture and the ones following this story about him....

Thought you might like to know about this dog and his story. I especially like the ending ........

The K9 above is Brutus, a military K9 at McChord.. 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 Milk Bone 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 won 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. Enjoys the company of cats.. K-9 Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Thought you'd find this interesting.

Talk about animal intelligence and bonding with humans!

A Pet's Ten Commandments............

Be sure to read them too. Remember that pets can't do a lot of things for themselves and that they depend on you to make their life a quality life! A PET'S TEN COMMANDMENTS.........

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful. 2. Give me time to understand what you want of me 3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being. 4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you. 5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me. 6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it. 7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you. 8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak. 9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old. 10 On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there,

because I love you so. ~Take a moment today to thank God for your pets. Enjoy and take good care of them. Life would be a much duller, less joyful experience without God's critters. ~Now please pass this on to other pet owners. We do not have to wait for Heaven, to be surrounded by hope, love, and joyfulness. It is here on earth and has four legs!

Instructions for properly hugging a baby: 1. First, uh, find a baby. 2. Second, be sure that the object you found was

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. If you don't pass this along, a dog Will pee on your computer!

Love & Hugs,

Owner of Creative Corner for Dreamcatchers

Co-Owner of A_Dreamcatchers

& Flo's Incredimail Groups

From the Beautiful Pacific Northwest

[Guest guest]

Brutus and one soldier are alive and have gotten the Medal of Honor - not since Vietnam have they awarded a Medal of Honor to a live recipient - sometimes we forget what they are doing over there

they are still serving in Iraq also God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sat, November 20, 2010 8:10:07 PMSubject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

omg,im teary!! thank u so much!!

SHALONDA

"Me + God's grace & forgiveness can overcome any & everything"

Subject: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogTo: "~*~WOLFHEART~*~" Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 12:50 PM

You won't believe the difference between this picture and the ones following this story about him....

Thought you might like to know about this dog and his story. I especially like the ending ........

The K9 above is Brutus, a military K9 at McChord.. 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 Milk Bone 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 won 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. Enjoys the company of cats.. K-9 Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Thought you'd find this interesting.

Talk about animal intelligence and bonding with humans!

A Pet's Ten Commandments............

Be sure to read them too. Remember that pets can't do a lot of things for themselves and that they depend on you to make their life a quality life! A PET'S TEN COMMANDMENTS.........

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful. 2. Give me time to understand what you want of me 3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being. 4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you. 5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me. 6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it. 7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you. 8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak. 9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old. 10 On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there,

because I love you so. ~Take a moment today to thank God for your pets. Enjoy and take good care of them. Life would be a much duller, less joyful experience without God's critters. ~Now please pass this on to other pet owners. We do not have to wait for Heaven, to be surrounded by hope, love, and joyfulness. It is here on earth and has four legs!

Instructions for properly hugging a baby: 1. First, uh, find a baby. 2. Second, be sure that the object you found was

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. If you don't pass this along, a dog Will pee on your computer!

Love & Hugs,

Owner of Creative Corner for Dreamcatchers

Co-Owner of A_Dreamcatchers

& Flo's Incredimail Groups

From the Beautiful Pacific Northwest

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately,

this great story about Brutus.. isn't true..

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/brutus.asp

Brutus is actually "Spike" a sdale, AZ police force

retiree..

Though the Pet 10 Commandments brought tears to my eyes, when

thinking about (well any critter really) but at that point my

Cujo-Velcro-Butter Brown.. and how I could never ever leave him

alone, no matter how much it hurt, on his final journey..

And then the Boxer & Baby hug just made me grin from ear to

ear.. to clear up the welling eyes.

HUGS

|)onna

[indianland] A

thought/Brutus........the war dog

From: ~*~WOLFHEART~*~

Subject: [indianland] A

thought/Brutus........the war dog

To: "~*~WOLFHEART~*~"

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 12:50

PM

You

won't believe

the difference

between this

picture and

the ones

following this

story about

him....

Thought

you might like

to know about

this dog and

his story.

I especially

like the

ending

.........

The K9

above is

Brutus, a

military K9 at

McChord..

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 Milk Bone

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

won 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. Enjoys

the company of

cats..

K-9

Congressional

Medal of Honor

Winner

Thought

you'd find

this

interesting.

Talk

about animal

intelligence

and bonding

with humans!

A Pet's Ten

Commandments............

Be sure

to read them

too.

Remember

that pets

can't do a lot

of things for

themselves and

that they

depend on you

to make their

life a quality

life!

A PET'S

TEN COMMANDMENTS.........

1. My

life is likely

to last 10-15

years. Any

separation

from you is

likely to be

painful.

2. Give

me time to

understand

what you want

of me

3.

Place your

trust in me.

It is crucial

for my

well-being.

4.

Don't be angry

with me for

long and don't

lock me up as

punishment.

You have your

work, your

friends, your

entertainment,

but I have

only you.

5. Talk

to me. Even if

I don't

understand

your words, I

do understand

your voice

when speaking

to me.

6. Be

aware that

however you

treat me, I

will never

forget it.

7.

Before you hit

me, before you

strike me,

remember that

I could hurt

you, and yet,

I choose not

to bite you.

8.

Before you

scold me for

being lazy or

uncooperative,

ask yourself

if something

might be

bothering me.

Perhaps I'm

not getting

the right

food, I have

been in the

sun too long,

or my heart

might be

getting old or

weak.

9.

Please take

care of me

when I grow

old. You too,

will grow old.

10 On

the ultimate

difficult

journey, go

with me

please. Never

say you can't

bear to watch.

Don't make me

face this

alone.

Everything is

easier for me

if you are

there, because

I love you so.

~Take a

moment today

to thank God

for your pets.

Enjoy and take

good care of

them. Life

would be a

much duller,

less joyful

experience

without God's

critters.

~Now

please pass

this on to

other pet

owners. We do

not have to

wait for

Heaven, to be

surrounded by

hope, love,

and

joyfulness. It

is here on

earth and has

four legs!

Instructions

for properly

hugging a

baby:

1.

First, uh,

find a baby.

2.

Second, be

sure that the

object you

found was

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.

If you don't

pass this

along, a dog

Will pee on

your computer!

Love

& Hugs,

Owner

of Creative

Corner for

Dreamcatchers

Co-Owner

of

A_Dreamcatchers

& Flo's

Incredimail

Groups

From

the Beautiful

Pacific

Northwest

--

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[Guest guest]

Saved me some work, Donna,n, the demonic, who adores dogs and looked this one up,Love,nP.S. When I was a small child and people asked me what I wantedto be when I grew up (I was reading before the age of three), I usuallyjust replied and meant it, "A dog!" M.~To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, November 21, 2010 9:07:30 AMSubject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

Unfortunately,

this great story about Brutus.. isn't true..

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/brutus.asp

Brutus is actually "Spike" a sdale, AZ police force

retiree..

Though the Pet 10 Commandments brought tears to my eyes, when

thinking about (well any critter really) but at that point my

Cujo-Velcro-Butter Brown.. and how I could never ever leave him

alone, no matter how much it hurt, on his final journey..

And then the Boxer & Baby hug just made me grin from ear to

ear.. to clear up the welling eyes.

HUGS

|)onna

[Guest guest]

seems I goofed again - sorry God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

Subject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

Subject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogUnfortunately, this great story about Brutus.. isn't true..http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/brutus.aspBrutus is actually "Spike" a sdale, AZ police force retiree.. Though the Pet 10 Commandments brought tears to my eyes, when thinking about (well any critter really) but at that point my Cujo-Velcro-Butter Brown.. and how I could never ever leave him alone, no matter how much it hurt, on his final journey.. And then the Boxer & Baby hug just made me grin from ear to ear.. to clear up the welling eyes.HUGS|)onna

[Guest guest]

Anne, the point to the story is still true of Spikeand of many, many other heroic dogs--and besides,we were treated to all those handsome photos.I would not call it a "goof," rather a misnomer.Love to you, Anne,nP.S. Reminds me of my mother, who raised Kerry Blue Terriers for show; she gave one to me when I was about 6years old. She had named it "Terry," but kept calling thepoor little thing "Kerry!" Dog was heroic and loveableall the same, no matter by which name. M.~

[Guest guest]

my sister has 2 giant schnausers - Herrn weights in at 120 lbs and Arwin at 110 lbs - two of the biggest babies I know - never have they tripped me or knocked me off the back deck - I love animals and they love me

regardless of who Brutus is he is magnificent - long may he live God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, November 21, 2010 11:34:57 AMSubject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

Anne, the point to the story is still true of Spikeand of many, many other heroic dogs--and besides,we were treated to all those handsome photos.I would not call it a "goof," rather a misnomer.Love to you, Anne,nP.S. Reminds me of my mother, who raised Kerry Blue Terriers for show; she gave one to me when I was about 6years old. She had named it "Terry," but kept calling thepoor little thing "Kerry!" Dog was heroic and loveableall the same, no matter by which name. M.~

[Guest guest]

NO AWAY ANNE, THAT WAS THE LIFT ME AND MY PRINCESS NEEDED TO GET US IN GEAR!! HUGZ.....

SHALONDA

"Me + God's grace & forgiveness can overcome any & everything"

Subject: Fw: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogTo: "MSers Life egroup" <MSersLife >Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010, 12:23 PM

seems I goofed again - sorry God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

Subject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

Subject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogUnfortunately, this great story about Brutus.. isn't true..http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/brutus.aspBrutus is actually "Spike" a sdale, AZ police force retiree.. Though the Pet 10 Commandments brought tears to my eyes, when thinking about (well any critter really) but at that point my Cujo-Velcro-Butter Brown.. and how I could never ever leave him alone, no matter how much it hurt, on his final journey.. And then the Boxer & Baby hug just made me grin from ear to ear.. to clear up the welling

eyes.HUGS|)onna

[Guest guest]

I did some research and found out more about guard dogs - it also reminded me of the last AIDS class I did at Fort Sill - it was out at the K 9 facility - I didn't get introduced to the dogs but the handlers were concerned about their dogs - well blood is blood - that meant a lot to me God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, November 21, 2010 11:55:28 AMSubject: Re: Fw: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

NO AWAY ANNE, THAT WAS THE LIFT ME AND MY PRINCESS NEEDED TO GET US IN GEAR!! HUGZ.....

SHALONDA

"Me + God's grace & forgiveness can overcome any & everything"

Subject: Fw: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogTo: "MSers Life egroup" <MSersLife >Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010, 12:23 PM

seems I goofed again - sorry God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

Subject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

Subject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogUnfortunately, this great story about Brutus.. isn't true..http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/brutus.aspBrutus is actually "Spike" a sdale, AZ police force retiree.. Though the Pet 10 Commandments brought tears to my eyes, when thinking about (well any critter really) but at that point my Cujo-Velcro-Butter Brown.. and how I could never ever leave him alone, no matter how much it hurt, on his final journey.. And then the Boxer & Baby hug just made me grin from ear to ear.. to clear up the welling

eyes.HUGS|)onna

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry

Anne.. but I just had to look that one up..

Because the puppy in the picture just didn't look at all that

vicious.. and unfortunately, if he had done what was claimed to

have been done by him... I suspect that he'd have never made it

back to civilian life to receive his award..

And very much the muttley lover (be he just bred or purebred)..

I would have been having to send off a letter of probably not

too many nice words to whomever was in charge of training this

guy to be something that they would "put down" after doing

exactly what he had been trained to do..

But as I said in the earlier post.. the rest of the post was

absolutely fabulous.. and the picture of the doggie & the

baby was priceless!

HUGS

|)onna

seems I goofed again - sorry

God, grant me the strength of eagles wings,

the faith and courage to fly to new heights,

and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

Subject:

Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war

dog

Subject:

Re: [indianland] A

thought/Brutus........the war dog

Unfortunately, this great story

about Brutus.. isn't true..

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/brutus.asp

Brutus is actually "Spike" a sdale, AZ

police force retiree..

Though the Pet 10 Commandments brought tears to

my eyes, when thinking about (well any critter

really) but at that point my Cujo-Velcro-Butter

Brown.. and how I could never ever leave him

alone, no matter how much it hurt, on his final

journey..

And then the Boxer & Baby hug just made me

grin from ear to ear.. to clear up the welling

eyes.

HUGS

|)onna

[Guest guest]

I am not angry - I pass on what comes to me - now this morning I learned a lot about war dogs and I had more memories God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, November 21, 2010 12:43:58 PMSubject: Re: Fw: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

I'm sorry Anne.. but I just had to look that one up..Because the puppy in the picture just didn't look at all that vicious.. and unfortunately, if he had done what was claimed to have been done by him... I suspect that he'd have never made it back to civilian life to receive his award..And very much the muttley lover (be he just bred or purebred).. I would have been having to send off a letter of probably not too many nice words to whomever was in charge of training this guy to be something that they would "put down" after doing exactly what he had been trained to do.. But as I said in the earlier post.. the rest of the post was absolutely fabulous.. and the picture of the doggie & the baby was priceless!HUGS|)onna

seems I goofed again - sorry God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

Subject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

Subject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogUnfortunately, this great story about Brutus.. isn't true..http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/brutus.aspBrutus is actually "Spike" a sdale, AZ police force retiree.. Though the Pet 10 Commandments brought tears to my eyes, when thinking about (well any critter really) but at that point my Cujo-Velcro-Butter Brown.. and how I could never ever leave him alone, no matter how much it hurt, on his final journey.. And then the Boxer & Baby hug just made me grin from ear to ear.. to clear up the welling

eyes.HUGS|)onna

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the pictures Anne, Margaret A. CoteTo: MSersLife Sent: Sat, November 20, 2010 8:10:07 PMSubject: Re: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dog

omg,im teary!! thank u so much!!

SHALONDA

"Me + God's grace & forgiveness can overcome any & everything"

Subject: [indianland] A thought/Brutus........the war dogTo: "~*~WOLFHEART~*~" Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 12:50 PM

You won't believe the difference between this picture and the ones following this story about him....

Thought you might like to know about this dog and his story. I especially like the ending ........

The K9 above is Brutus, a military K9 at McChord.. 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 Milk Bone 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 won 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. Enjoys the company of cats.. K-9 Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Thought you'd find this interesting.

Talk about animal intelligence and bonding with humans!

A Pet's Ten Commandments............

Be sure to read them too. Remember that pets can't do a lot of things for themselves and that they depend on you to make their life a quality life! A PET'S TEN COMMANDMENTS.........

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful. 2. Give me time to understand what you want of me 3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being. 4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you. 5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me. 6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it. 7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you. 8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak. 9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old. 10 On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are

there,

because I love you so. ~Take a moment today to thank God for your pets. Enjoy and take good care of them. Life would be a much duller, less joyful experience without God's critters. ~Now please pass this on to other pet owners. We do not have to wait for Heaven, to be surrounded by hope, love, and joyfulness. It is here on earth and has four legs!

Instructions for properly hugging a baby: 1. First, uh, find a baby. 2. Second, be sure that the object you found was

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. If you don't pass this along, a dog Will pee on your computer!

Love & Hugs,

Owner of Creative Corner for Dreamcatchers

Co-Owner of A_Dreamcatchers

& Flo's Incredimail Groups

From the Beautiful Pacific Northwest