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you want to ok come in you want to feel

you want to ok come in you want to feel a cup now tell her blighted driving now

a cup now tell her blighted driving now

a cup now tell her blighted driving now put it down slowly no no no just put the

put it down slowly no no no just put the

put it down slowly no no no just put the whole bowl down honey

whole bowl down honey

whole bowl down honey live in there on the day like you got

live in there on the day like you got

live in there on the day like you got shot in May instantly I felt the sense

shot in May instantly I felt the sense

shot in May instantly I felt the sense of urgency to fix her like I owe this

of urgency to fix her like I owe this

of urgency to fix her like I owe this dog every moment that I have from here

dog every moment that I have from here

dog every moment that I have from here on out with my son with my mother with

on out with my son with my mother with

on out with my son with my mother with my family I over everything oh good job

my family I over everything oh good job

my family I over everything oh good job but I felt really bad because I was the

but I felt really bad because I was the

but I felt really bad because I was the one who put her inside of the building

one who put her inside of the building

one who put her inside of the building and then at the same time happy that I

and then at the same time happy that I

and then at the same time happy that I did it because I was still alive and my

did it because I was still alive and my

did it because I was still alive and my buddies to my left and my right we’re

buddies to my left and my right we’re

buddies to my left and my right we’re also still alive your legs nice and fun

we go to work we train dogs with her and

we go to work we train dogs with her and then whenever we have time we’ll take

then whenever we have time we’ll take

then whenever we have time we’ll take her out do a little bit of bite work

her out do a little bit of bite work

her out do a little bit of bite work with her maybe let her find a bomb or

with her maybe let her find a bomb or

with her maybe let her find a bomb or two just to satisfy your curiosity she

two just to satisfy your curiosity she

two just to satisfy your curiosity she gets to take out all that stress that

gets to take out all that stress that

gets to take out all that stress that she’s built up throughout the week if

she’s built up throughout the week if

she’s built up throughout the week if the dogs put the time for the country

the dogs put the time for the country

the dogs put the time for the country then the country owes it to them to put

then the country owes it to them to put

then the country owes it to them to put the time to him she saved my life that’s

the time to him she saved my life that’s

the time to him she saved my life that’s why I’m here so I owed it to her to save

why I’m here so I owed it to her to save

why I’m here so I owed it to her to save her life and that’s why I wanted to

her life and that’s why I wanted to

her life and that’s why I wanted to adopt her and that’s why I fought so

adopt her and that’s why I fought so

adopt her and that’s why I fought so hard to adopt her even though people

hard to adopt her even though people

hard to adopt her even though people were saying no she’s too aggressive

they’re not scary they’ve done scary

they’re not scary they’ve done scary things but they deserve homes and they

things but they deserve homes and they

things but they deserve homes and they deserve good homes first time I brought

deserve good homes first time I brought

deserve good homes first time I brought her home

her home

her home me and my son he was just over 1 years

me and my son he was just over 1 years

me and my son he was just over 1 years old at the time she went right up to

old at the time she went right up to

old at the time she went right up to Liam and submitted and laid down on her

Liam and submitted and laid down on her

Liam and submitted and laid down on her back and my one-year-old son walked over

back and my one-year-old son walked over

back and my one-year-old son walked over there and got on top of his chest and

there and got on top of his chest and

there and got on top of his chest and grabbed her ears and put his thumb in

grabbed her ears and put his thumb in

grabbed her ears and put his thumb in her nose and putting his hand in her

her nose and putting his hand in her

her nose and putting his hand in her mouth and she wasn’t doing anything she

mouth and she wasn’t doing anything she

mouth and she wasn’t doing anything she was just laying there and taking every

was just laying there and taking every

was just laying there and taking every bit of it

bit of it

bit of it that was awesome to see like wow that

that was awesome to see like wow that

that was awesome to see like wow that the vicious dog now over time of just

the vicious dog now over time of just

the vicious dog now over time of just being in the backyard and learning that

being in the backyard and learning that

being in the backyard and learning that hey I have three tennis balls around me

hey I have three tennis balls around me

hey I have three tennis balls around me and I didn’t have to find a bomb to get

and I didn’t have to find a bomb to get

and I didn’t have to find a bomb to get it the dog really starts to become a

it the dog really starts to become a

it the dog really starts to become a product for a government here and I

product for a government here and I

product for a government here and I think that goes along with all the dogs

think that goes along with all the dogs

think that goes along with all the dogs of war if you bring them into a home

of war if you bring them into a home

of war if you bring them into a home environment that will become a product

environment that will become a product

environment that will become a product of that environment because all animals

of that environment because all animals

of that environment because all animals learn to adapt and survive and that’s

learn to adapt and survive and that’s

learn to adapt and survive and that’s ultimately what they’re doing is coming

ultimately what they’re doing is coming

ultimately what they’re doing is coming home depth in and surviving and becoming

home depth in and surviving and becoming

home depth in and surviving and becoming part of the family

it’s just disheartening to know that the

it’s just disheartening to know that the people that are sending me out on

people that are sending me out on

people that are sending me out on targets that are making me fight call

targets that are making me fight call

targets that are making me fight call these animals access equipment you can

these animals access equipment you can

these animals access equipment you can ask anybody that’s ever been in a

ask anybody that’s ever been in a

ask anybody that’s ever been in a firefight and somebody has used a dog to

firefight and somebody has used a dog to

firefight and somebody has used a dog to save their life or you have worked with

save their life or you have worked with

save their life or you have worked with any kind of platoon that utilizes the

any kind of platoon that utilizes the

any kind of platoon that utilizes the dog they’ll tell you the dudes who have

dog they’ll tell you the dudes who have

dog they’ll tell you the dudes who have boots on the ground will save these dogs

boots on the ground will save these dogs

boots on the ground will save these dogs are just like our brothers to our

are just like our brothers to our

are just like our brothers to our listener right I have a lot of respect

listener right I have a lot of respect

listener right I have a lot of respect for them because they do stuff that I

for them because they do stuff that I

for them because they do stuff that I wouldn’t want to do and I know they do

wouldn’t want to do and I know they do

wouldn’t want to do and I know they do stuff 99% of America wouldn’t want to do

stuff 99% of America wouldn’t want to do

stuff 99% of America wouldn’t want to do and just like they deserve to be retired

and just like they deserve to be retired

and just like they deserve to be retired and we owe it to him our hats go off to

and we owe it to him our hats go off to

and we owe it to him our hats go off to them

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