Being away from your dog can be heartbreaking, especially when you share the bond of serving in the military overseas together. Retired bomb-sniffing German Shepherd Dorka knows this feeling too well, ...

Best friend veteran Dalton Stone and Sgt. Isaac Weissend reunited with their canine companions together in Tyler, Texas Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Army Ssg. Kristin Vanderzanden said leaving Frenky the German Shepherd in 2021 was like "leaving a child behind" Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor ...

Rick Colts knew something was wrong the moment his military working dog changed his search pattern. It was June 1, 2011, the final patrol before Colts and his German shepherd, Torry, were scheduled to ...

Their handlers said even off the battlefield, the dogs continued to help. — -- Four canines were given the top-dog treatment today on Capitol Hill as they received the nation's highest honor for ...

On Sept. 15, 1918, Corporal Lee Duncan walked through the bombed-out ruins of a German camp near Flirey, France. There, he found a kennel that housed military-working dogs meant for the German army.

NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland — The new privates received their ranks amid military pomp in a town near Warsaw where a Napoleonic fortress attests to a long military history. The group was made up of a ...

7 Best Companion Dogs For a German Shepherd originally appeared on PetHelpful. The German Shepherd Dog (GSD) stands in the front rank of canine royalty for many reasons. These include their loyalty, ...

NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — The new privates received their ranks amid military pomp in a town near Warsaw where a Napoleonic fortress attests to a long military history. The group was made up ...

NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — The new privates received their ranks amid military pomp in a town near Warsaw where a Napoleonic fortress attests to a long military history. The group was made up ...