War Dog

The newest member of our family. "Toi", biblical name for The Wanderer, is a Belgium Malinois. She is ten years old and retired from the U.S. Military. She is a trained bomb detection dog and her last deployment was Afghanistan. We wanted to honor a war dog and was given the opportunity to adopt her. We contacted Mission K9 Rescue in Houston and put in an application after learning that these dogs that served our country overseas need forever homes when their service is over. Immediately upon arrival at our farmhouse she "swept" every room. Once she decided it was safe, time for a nap on the couch! The wait time is quite lengthy but after having her for the last month, it was worth the wait and process. We have no affiliation with Mission K9, they had about 25 dogs on hand and most were scheduled for adoption the weekend after we got Toy. Great folks and great service to dogs that served our military personnel overseas. They have a facebook page if any of you just want a good read.....

Sounds like you got a great guard dog. I hope she keeps your family safe for another 10 years, Good pick and nice lookin dog.

She is awesome in so many ways.........enjoy your time with her.

Great! Congratulations.

great thing you have done, they deserve the best, which you will give her, thanks for sharing

Awesome story....thanks for sharing.....

Thank you for supporting our vets.

Man if that dog could talk I bet she would have some awesome stories!!

The wife and I say the same thing everytime she looks at us. She deserves the best retirement ever...couch, kongs, and treats!

All vets deserve our utmost respect. I'm glad this one is going to have a great retirement.

That's badazz.

Bless her heart. She deserves a safe place with lots of love.

WELL DONE, Sir !!!

She's beautiful. So glad y'all found one another. Happy retirement sweet girl.

I have heard nothing but great things about Mission K9. Good on you.

outstanding !!!

There's no telling how many lives she's saved during her service.
They ask for nothing... only to do their job and please.
We could never repay that, but making the rest of her life the best it can be is about the best we can do.
Kudos to you and your family

That is so cool for the both of you.

Outstanding! Right now I'm reading "Suspect" by my favorite author, Robert Crais. It's about a retired war dog who is now a police dog. Not the usual circumstance, but absolutely awesome. I love these dogs!

BIG TIME Kudos to you! I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you've done. I train working dogs and am so happy there are people like you out there! That dog deserves the best, and I think she got it!

That is awesome!!!

Beautiful dog and good for you for doing this.

Glad you did that. They deserve the best life available at this point in their life.

God bless the three of you.

Thanks for sharing this particular story on this holiday. Man what a great personality she shows. Thanks again.

Happy 4th of July...

Awesome, God bless you all.

That's awesome! What kind of wait are you talking about? Are there any special requirements for having a dog like this? Is she around any other dogs? Sorry for all the questions, but this is very intriguing to me.

Well done guys!

Wow! Such an awesome thing you guys are doing.

d.g.ruff

The best thing to do is google "Mission K9 Rescue." (https://missionk9rescue.org) There is an application process which is fully described. Our application was expidited, due to my previous handler experience, so wait times may differ depending on your application as well as the number of dogs they have available. All your other questions will also be answered. After we received word that we were approved, we drove down to Houston and based on our application, they had five dogs picked out that they thought would be a good match. We met them all and then walked the entire rescue and looked at every dog they currently had available. We met each and got their personal story as well as recommendations on adopt or not. Some are "one-handler" recommended, some are awaiting their military handlers to adopt, etc. It was a very pleasant experience. Ulitimately we picked the dog that we thought best fit, or I should say, she picked us. Mission Rescue does everything they can that will work out best for you and best for the dog... Besides their website, they have a facebook page. The resuce folks were friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. The place was well kept and maintained, the dog enclosures were clean, the dogs had plenty of water, toys, and attention from what we could see during our visit.

Thank you for the reply, sir. I figured a person would need, and require, some previous experience with these types of dogs. But I think it's a wonderful thing you and mission K9 are doing! I follow them on Instagram, I believe it is, but I'm never on Instagram, lol. I'll check out their Facebook page.
And thank you again! For the reply and what you're doing with Toi.

You do not need any previous experience with these type of dogs. Anyone can adopt. The application contains questions about other animals, children, home and property, etc. This helps them match the dog to your application. The previous handler experience, etc. just expands the list of dogs and helps with their assesment of your application. If you have an interest, don't let a lack of previous handler experience keep you from enjoying one of these deserving retired vets......

Thank you, sir. I appreciate all the information.