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BAGHDAD - A 'dirty dozen' bomb-sniffing dogs whose canine nature makes them taboo in the Arab world is helping to win over Iraqis to the idea dogs are man's best friend - especially when the animal saves your life. At Baghdad's police training college, some of the 12 Alsatians and other breeds now deployed as bomb sniffers in the capital speak to the cultural aversion that has likely cost lives ...

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Charlie made headlines two years ago by becoming the first dog to get out of Iraq under program.

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Charlie made headlines two years ago by becoming the first dog to get out of Iraq under program.

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Disabled veterans with sight, hearing and mobility limitations who might benefit from having a service dog at their side are being encouraged by a major veterans service organization to apply for government reimbursement of some dog-related expenses.

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Dog-training contractor Lyn Parsons of Jesup is helping train cadaver dogs in Iraq for USF-I PMO, Military Working Dogs. Above, Strega, a German shepherd, searches for training aids hidden by her handler, Kathy Holbert of Philippi, W.Va . These military working dogs are known as human-remains detection dogs.

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