German Malinois ... Army Seal ... Thx Dr. H!

NAVY SEAL DOGS ! ! !

    How cool is this...

When U.S. President Barack Obama went to Fort Campbell , Kentucky ,

for a highly publicized, but very private meeting with the commando

team that killed Osama bin Laden, only one of the 81 members of the

super-secret SEAL DevGru unit was identified by name:

Cairo , the war dog.

Cairo, like most canine members of the elite U.S. Navy SEALs, is a

Belgian Malinois. The Malinois breed is similar to German shepherds

but smaller and more compact, with an adult male weighing in the

30-kilo range.

German shepherds are still used as war dogs by the American military

but the lighter, stubbier Malinois is considered better for the tandem

parachute jumping and rappelling operations often undertaken by

SEAL teams. Labrador retrievers are also favored by various military

organizations around the world.

Like their human counterparts, the dog SEALs are highly trained, highly

skilled, highly motivated special ops experts, able to perform

extraordinary military missions by

Sea, Air and Land (thus the acronym SEAL). The dogs carry out a wide range of

specialized duties for the military

teams to which they are attached: With a sense of smell 40 times greater

than a human's, the dogs are trained to detect and identify both explosive

material and hostile or hiding humans.

The dogs are twice as fast as a fit human, so anyone trying to escape is

not likely to outrun Cairo or his buddies.

The dogs, equipped with video cameras, also enter certain danger zones

first, allowing their handlers to see what's ahead before humans follow. As I

mentioned before, SEAL dogs are even trained parachutists,

jumping either in tandem with their handlers or solo, if the jump is into

water. Last year canine parachute instructor Mike Forsythe and his dog

Cara set the world record for highest man-dog parachute deployment,

jumping from more than 30,100 feet up - the altitude transoceanic

passenger jets fly at. Both Forsythe and Cara were wearing oxygen

masks and skin protectors for the jump.

Here's a photo from that jump, taken by Andy Anderson for K9 Storm Inc.

(more about those folks shortly).

As well, the dogs are faithful, fearless and ferocious ³incredibly

frightening" and efficient attackers.

When the SEAL DevGru team (usually known by its old designation,

Team 6) hit bin Laden's Pakistan compound on May 2, Cairo 's feet would

have been four of the first on the ground.

And like the human SEALs, Cairo was wearing super-strong, flexible body

Armor and outfitted with high-tech equipment that included "doggles" -

specially designed and fitted dog goggles with night-vision and infrared

capability that would even allow Cairo to see human heat forms through

concrete walls.

Now where on earth would anyone get that kind of incredibly niche

hi-tech doggie gear?

From Winnipeg , of all places. (*NOTE: Not Made in China )

Jim and Gloria Slater's Manitoba hi-tech mom-and-pop business,

K9 Storm Inc., has a deserved worldwide reputation for designing and

manufacturing probably the best body Armor available for police and

military dogs. Working dogs in 15 countries around the world are

currently protected by their K9 Storm body Armor.

May God bless our military and their DOGS!

 

You have to see this puppy ... Thx Dr. H!

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS PUPPY!

 

And this puppy is only 5 months old. http://www.youtube.com/embed/M21V3jIUgnA

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Amazing photos from around the world ... Thx Judi C!

Girls and guys,

 

these are some of the most amazing photos you will ever see.

 

So natural but they look so supernatural.

 

Enjoy!!!

 

  
 

Grand & amazing sights....

 

“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”

~ Albert Einstein

 

GRAND AND AMAZING SIGHTS!

Zoe, the White Zebra, has blue eyes and golden stripes.

 

'The cat without fear''

 

Hotel Four Seasons Bora Bora .

 

Conservatory of Music in China .

So embrace the zebras

 

Kiss in Paris .

Premature elephant born only one minute ago .

 

Each year in February, the sun's angle is such that Horsetail Falls waterfall lights like fire. Yosemite , USA

 

Houseboat , Iceland.

 

Panda scared after the earthquake in Japan embraced the leg of a policeman.

 

Kalapana , Hawaii where the sea meets the lava

 

''I think I'll try to take a picture of myself''

 

Beijing Airport by night

Two year-old Chimpanzee feeding milk to "Aorn" a small tiger 60 days old.

Ducks tend to continue throughout his life to be seen first at birth, whether or not his mother.

 

Highway in Japan with snow around more than 10 meters high. Unbelievable.

Spectacular rice fields in China .

Austria's Green Lake is a beautiful park in winter. The snow melts in summer and creates a very clear lake.

 

Undersea tunnel linking Sweden and Denmark .

 

The world's highest swimming pool is located in the skyscraper Marina Bay Sands, Singapore .

 

Amazing lightning storm over the Grand Canyon .

Baby Chameleons.

 

Beautiful image of a panda bear helping another.

 

"The road to Heaven" a place in Ireland where every two years the stars align with the road.

 

World's Largest Swimming Pool in San Alfonso , Chile . More than 1,000 yards long.

 

Crystal Palace. Madrid .

'' Heaven's Gate'', Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain , China .

 

The Northern Lights', Alaska .

Llamas after fleecing

The white owl, unbelievable.

.The famous'' Rosa Moss Bridges", Ireland .

Eiffel Tower. Romantic and beautiful Paris , France .

Road to Hana, Maui , Hawaii .

Restaurant hanging, Belgium .

Sea otters hold hands while they sleep in case the current leads to awaken together.

There are animals with more sensitivity than many people.

 

Fireman giving drink to a baby Koala in Australia fires.

Amazing view of Manhattan ,New York ,from above.

Frozen bubbles in the Canadian Rockies, Canada .

Spiral cloud in the sky. An Iridescent Cloud in Himalaya . Phenomenon observed on October 18, 2009. 

View of the semi-submerged cataract. Hawaii .

Northern lights over the Rocky Mountains in Canada

A pink lake due to the harmless bacteriaof Retba Lake , north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal .

. This dog saved her puppies from a fire at home, and put them safely in one of the fire trucks 

Infinite Cave, Vietnam