Military Dogs.

So it’s been a momentous week for the U.S., huh?  Let me tell you, Monday was quite an interesting day in our neck of the woods—especially heading into our train stop, the Pentagon. 

 

Later in the week, reports started coming out that a dog might’ve been involved with the operation to get bin Laden.  The last thing I’d heard (it’s been a few days since I’ve searched, though) was that it wasn’t confirmed, but that it was completely within the realm of possibility.

 

I’ve mentioned my love of the Pentagon’s bomb dogs before, and it’s made me quite happy how much attention’s been paid to military dogs this week.  They’re really hard-working and play such an important role in security.  Plus you can tell that they really enjoy having jobs.

 

I stumbled across a great photo essay called War Dog on the Foreign Policy Website, which has fantastic pictures of military dogs at work.  It’s really moving, and it makes you really proud of our four-legged soldiers. 

 

Belly rubs all around!

 

(Not to be outdone, Slate put together a very funny slideshow called The Cats of War.  Quite entertaining.)

DC needs smiles.

We've gotten quite a number of calls about the Metro accident today. The Human Male, Alice, and I are fine-- along with everyone we know. It happened on my train line (the red), but on the other arm of the U.

The city seems stunned. One of the local news guys on the scene was on the verge of tears. The people they're interviewing from the trains are absolutely shocked. No one can figure out how the train car got on top of the other-- the cars are enormous and pretty flat. Honestly, seeing it and knowing how the cars are arranged inside makes it amazing that anyone could've walked away. It just doesn't make sense.

It's going to be a blue couple of days here, and I think DC could use all the smiles it can get. So here's a funny picture of Alice. This was from the Blessing of the Dogs last month. We got more pictures of her with a goofy grin on her face.


Sending much love to those on the train, their families, and the first responders!