Where is cairo the dog

Chesney and Cairo. Photo courtesy of Will Chesney. Share 14K. Pin 5. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube Instagram. Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Pinterest. Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram. His breed. Cairo is a Belgian Malinois, which Global Animal describes as a "highly intelligent and fearless breed increasingly used by the military. His armor. Last year, The Daily reported that Cairo wore special dog armor that "can withstand clouds of hot shrapnel. His teeth.

It was reported that Cairo has titanium teeth that when bit feel "like being stabbed four times at once with a bone crusher. Quickly, he recognized that the handler role required managing and caring for his dog while serving as a shooter. In essence two jobs in one. Chesney details the procurement process of these combat assault dogs — most are products of Schutzhund in Germany or KNPV Koninklijke Nederlandse Politiehonden Vereniging in the Netherlands and 2-to 3-years-old when purchased.

Finally, it was time to put the hard work to practice. Their first deployment together was in Afghanistan in June , a four-month assignment. One of those missions included searching for a missing American soldier, Private Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban. His departure from an American base in late June prompted headlines nationwide. Was he deserting or captured while on patrol? Surrounded by frustration, add a psychological grenade to the equation, when Cairo sustained life-threatening injuries to the chest and a leg following a firefight with insurgents.

Fortunately, he was treated quickly in the field by a former combat medic before being flown to Bagram Airfield, the closest military base with a veterinary staff. More than two months passed before the pair would be reunited. Cairo was almost six at that point March The Navy eventually determined that the re-energized Cairo would not be retired, rather become a spare dog, ready for his next call. Shots were fired. Panicked, Chesney called for Cairo to come back.

Chesney braced himself. Then, about feet away, he saw a small figure emerge. Chesney shouted now, loud enough to be heard over the gunshots. Cairo had been shot in the chest and front leg. He was bleeding out, struggling to breathe, his eyes closing. The call went over the radio. There was no distinction between human and canine.

Cairo was a SEAL. A combat medic rushed over to help. Chesney watched as the medic pushed piles and piles of gauze into the hole as blood kept gushing. In came the medevac. Cairo was loaded on to the copter, followed by Chesney.

Once they reached base, a team of doctors and nurses — not veterinarians, combat surgeons — performed emergency surgery on Cairo. March Cairo was now six years old, about to be retired.

Chesney, hard as it was, began to distance himself. Every SEAL was told to get his affairs in order. Chesney was more worried about Cairo than himself. Cairo could very well be first fatality of what was now called Operation Neptune Spear.