But as a dog handler, our role was reversed. As a dog handler, our job was to save lives. And with our dogs, we did that. We saved American lives. Speaking with the veterans who handled these dogs is mesmerizing.
Time stands still, so powerful are their memories and so potent their love for their dogs.
There isn't another human being on the planet I know better or love more. But even with Theresa, I've never shared what I shared with Hobo. We were together 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We ate together, slept together and entrusted our lives to one another. I've never been closer to any living thing, human or animal.