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Redemption? Daniel and Military Working Dog Bony

Posted on 29th June, by Kevin Hanrahan in Dog Advocate. 29 Comments

Falsely accused,  judgment passed on him without proof, Sergeant Daniel Sandoval had been sentenced to K9 death–a career without a dog. But Sandoval is determined to come back to redeem his good name and set the record straight.

His guide to the road back? The Grey Wolf, Military Working Dog Bony.

“You failed certification on purpose, Sergeant. You don’t want to deploy, do you?”

Sergeant Daniel Sandoval’s skin began to tingle and his head to spin, but he couldn’t find the words to respond.

Avoid a deployment? Why would he do that? He had heard of handlers doing this, but that wasn’t in his nature. He knew that his fellow handlers were beginning to get fatigued with constant deployments. He had already deployed to Kosovo and Cuba, but Daniel was ready to head to combat. The problem was his Military … Read More »





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