Black Labrador Retriever. Look in those eyes and you know you are seeing smart!
After fourteen months a dog that went MIA during a fierce battle in Afghanistan has returned. The dog’s name is Sabi and it is a bomb sniffing Labrador retriever. Of course the dog is valuable to the Australian troops she shares her life with. But everyone knows that the value of a dog cannot simply be put on their talents and it cannot really be measured in monetary value alone. To put it simply, the troops that know and care for Sabi were extremely happy to see her return.
From Yahoo News:
SYDNEY – A bomb-sniffing dog that disappeared during a fierce battle in Afghanistan between Australian troops and militant fighters has been found and returned to its unit after more than a year.
And Sabi the black labrador is getting a celebrity welcome home.
Sabi was with a joint Australian-Afghan army patrol ambushed in restive Uruzgan province in September 2008, triggering a gunfight that wounded nine troops and earned one Australian soldier the country’s highest bravery medal.
But there was no sign of Sabi after the battle, and months of searching failed to find any sign of the retriever — until now.
Read the rest of the story here http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_afghan_retreiver_returns
It is very heartwarming that while Americans were honoring our veterans this week, an Australian four legged vet was returned to her humans. Best of luck to Sabi, her troops and all the others in Afghanistan. Here’s hoping to see you all home very soon.
