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Meet Pluto!



This is Pluto!  He will be hanging out with us for the next couple of months because he is retiring from the military and going to a nice home in the states.

ABOUT PLUTO:
Pluto is 11 years old and has been in the military since he was a pup.  He is a Belgian Malinois and has been 'stationed' in Guam the entire time that he has been in the Navy.  He was a detector military working dog who went on 3 deployments and probably saved dozens if not hundreds of lives.  He is a military hero and we are proud to be keeping him and getting him adjusted to the civilian dog life.  A life of relaxation compared to what he is used to! 



For those of you wondering, yes he is a BIG dog!  BUT...he has been trained so well that I don't have to worry about him dragging me around at the end of the leash! :)  He loves to be petted and brushed down.  Like all dogs, he has his temperaments but he is also very playful.



For now we are getting him adjusted to his new home.  He will be staying in his crate in the back laundry room save a few walks and to eat throughout the day.  This will go on probably for about 4 days and then we will slowly move him into 'family time' where he spends time with us in the house.  Eventually we are hoping to get him to a point where he can hang out in the house without tearing the place down or using the bathroom inside.  Remember:  he has spent his whole life in a kennel where he could tear up anything that came into it and he could use the bathroom whenever he wanted to.  

So Pluto is here to stay for the next few months.  He has been adopted out and is supposed to leave mid October.  Here's hoping that we don't get too attached! :)

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