my parents told me I would bring anything home birds squirrels chipmunks
anything home birds squirrels chipmunks
anything home birds squirrels chipmunks I’d crawl under buildings for cats and
I’d crawl under buildings for cats and
I’d crawl under buildings for cats and kittens and everything so animals were
kittens and everything so animals were
kittens and everything so animals were just something that I’ve always liked I
just something that I’ve always liked I
just something that I’ve always liked I was born into the military my father was
was born into the military my father was
was born into the military my father was a retired command sergeant major served
a retired command sergeant major served
a retired command sergeant major served in Korea and Vietnam my company
in Korea and Vietnam my company
in Korea and Vietnam my company commander didn’t want to send a woman to
commander didn’t want to send a woman to
commander didn’t want to send a woman to dog school because he didn’t think a
dog school because he didn’t think a
dog school because he didn’t think a woman could do it so I ended up having
woman could do it so I ended up having
woman could do it so I ended up having to call the Department of the army and
to call the Department of the army and
to call the Department of the army and might write my congressman and finally
might write my congressman and finally
might write my congressman and finally they said well we’re short dog handlers
they said well we’re short dog handlers
they said well we’re short dog handlers in Germany if you want to be go to dog
in Germany if you want to be go to dog
in Germany if you want to be go to dog school then you have to go to Germany I
school then you have to go to Germany I
school then you have to go to Germany I said no problem I went to a Lackland Air
said no problem I went to a Lackland Air
said no problem I went to a Lackland Air Force Base for my training and was the
Force Base for my training and was the
Force Base for my training and was the only female in my class so they gave me
only female in my class so they gave me
only female in my class so they gave me the only green dog in the class that had
the only green dog in the class that had
the only green dog in the class that had never been through the course before
never been through the course before
never been through the course before another way to try to make me fail
another way to try to make me fail
another way to try to make me fail except that the dog was an exceptional
except that the dog was an exceptional
except that the dog was an exceptional dog and did everything I told it to do
dog and did everything I told it to do
dog and did everything I told it to do in the 70s all these guys wanted these
in the 70s all these guys wanted these
in the 70s all these guys wanted these big macho dogs that were ferocious and
big macho dogs that were ferocious and
big macho dogs that were ferocious and mean and showed their teeth all the time
mean and showed their teeth all the time
mean and showed their teeth all the time King was the cross between a lab and a
King was the cross between a lab and a
King was the cross between a lab and a shepherd and he was a smaller dog but he
shepherd and he was a smaller dog but he
shepherd and he was a smaller dog but he had a nose on him and he could track
had a nose on him and he could track
had a nose on him and he could track anything there were not a lot of women
anything there were not a lot of women
anything there were not a lot of women it was still all-boys Club I was the
it was still all-boys Club I was the
it was still all-boys Club I was the only female on my dog team out of like
only female on my dog team out of like
only female on my dog team out of like 18 people and they would never let me
18 people and they would never let me
18 people and they would never let me try to track their saying oh your dogs
try to track their saying oh your dogs
try to track their saying oh your dogs the wilshire dogs never going to go do
the wilshire dogs never going to go do
the wilshire dogs never going to go do anything because he was one of these
anything because he was one of these
anything because he was one of these happy-go-lucky dogs that he just sort of
happy-go-lucky dogs that he just sort of
happy-go-lucky dogs that he just sort of wander all over the place but as soon as
wander all over the place but as soon as
wander all over the place but as soon as he smells something that meant work
he smells something that meant work
he smells something that meant work he knew work they tried taking him away
he knew work they tried taking him away
he knew work they tried taking him away from me once because they didn’t think
from me once because they didn’t think
from me once because they didn’t think he was going to protect me but for an
he was going to protect me but for an
he was going to protect me but for an old dog he could still do everything
old dog he could still do everything
old dog he could still do everything that he was supposed to do
that he was supposed to do
that he was supposed to do and he was a hand he liked his picture
and he was a hand he liked his picture
and he was a hand he liked his picture taken
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