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What to do with your dog when you deploy?

What to do with your dog when you deploy?

Service members can’t bring their dogs with them when they are deployed, and if they don’t have family or friends to watch the dog for their extended time away, they typically surrender the dog to a shelter, where it will either be adopted or, in some overcrowded shelters, euthanized.

Can you take your dog on deployment?

Be sure to hand over all veterinary contact information to your pet’s temporary guardian. Let your veterinarian know who will be responsible for your dog or cat while you are on military deployment. Your pet is still your legal and financial responsibility.

Do Dogs remember you after deployment?

The fact of the matter is that your dog will almost always remember you, regardless of how long you’re gone.

Do military dogs stay with their owners?

Reality: This wasn’t always a myth. Tragically, after the Vietnam War, military dogs were left behind and not brought home with their handlers. But there have been false reports that military dogs were sometimes left behind again during recent conflicts. That is simply not true and it has not happened since Vietnam.

Do soldiers get to keep their dogs?

Everything possible is done to adopt out dogs, first to their handlers, and if the handlers can’t take them, they are offered to the public. They are only euthanized if they have cancer or another terminal illness and there is no other way to treat them.

Will military pay for pet relocation?

The military pays for many moving costs, but it doesn’t pay to move your pets. It provides financial assistance for pet relocation costs so military families can stay together. All branches of the military can qualify for these grants, whether being relocated within the United States or anywhere in the world.

Why are army dogs killed after retirement?

A retired Army official, on condition of anonymity, said the Army puts to sleep its dogs if it is unable to keep up with the rigour of its duty, even if it has a few years of life ahead. “It is a normal practice to euthanize dogs when they are found to be unfit to perform the assigned duty,” the retired official said.