Parachuting dogs - for real?

• Parachuting dogs - for real? Cita Posted : 7/21/2008 8:17:16 AM Saw this article today: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/article1447714.ece  Apparently they're teaching German Shepherds to parachute jump out of airplanes? Pretty crazy. Story is complete with an amusing fake "photograph"!   LIKE 3 REPLIES 96 VIEWS LAST POST CITA Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• micksmom Posted : 7/21/2008 10:01:39 AM Military Working Dogs are parachuted with their handlers in areas where it's dangerous to land planes.  It's also common to train Search and Rescue dogs to parachute for the same reasons.  Plus, they can then be rappeled up the side of mountains, cliffs, etc, when needed.   edited to correct typos 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Liesje Posted : 7/21/2008 10:04:57 AM LOL, the Sun, go figure.... GSDs are lifted and dropped out of copters with special "tactical insertion" harnesses.  I'm not sure about actually parachuting...   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Cita Posted : 7/21/2008 10:13:13 AM  That's pretty amazing. Service/working/military dogs are so impressive!! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login