Military dogs more than 'equipment'?
There are about 2,700 dogs walking side by side with their troop handlers or jumping from helicopters in service members' arms. The Pentagon classifies them as "equipment." Advocates want that changed. FULL STORY
A U.S. Army soldier and his military working dog jump off the ramp of a Chinook helicopter during water training over the Gulf of Mexico
January 6th, 2012
01:55 PM ET
When a dog isn't a dog
CNN National Security Producer Jennifer Rizzo
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http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/06/when-a-dog-isnt-a-dog/?hpt=hp_c1