Organization fosters dogs for deployed military members

Organization fosters dogs for deployed military members

The nonprofit "Dogs on Deployment" will watch pets for active military while they are deployed in other countries.

This works well for people who can't leave their pets with a friend or family while they're gone.

VIEWERS MORE POSITIVENEWS....AND TONIGHT WE'RESHARING THE STORY OF ANORGANIZATION THAT'S MAKING ADIFFERENCE FOR MILITARY MEMBERS.THE NONPROFIT "DOGS ONDEPLOYMENT" WILL WATCH PETSFOR ACTIVE MILITARY WHILE THEYARE DEPLOYED INOTHER COUNTRIES.THIS WORKS WELL FOR PEOPLE WHOCAN'T LEAVE THEIR PETS WITHA FRIEND OR FAMILY WHILE THEY'REGONE.IN SOME CASES....MILITARYMEMBERS HAVE HAD TO GIVETHEIR PETS UP FOR ADOPTIONBECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FINDANYWHERE FOR THEM TO STAY.AFTER NEARLY 9 MONTHS...LT.COMMANDER ORTMAN SAYSHE'S HAPPY TO BE REUNITED WITHHIS DOG."SERVICE MEMBERS ARE OFTENDEPLOYED FOR LONG PERIODS OFTIME WITHOUT SOLUTIONS FOR THEIRPETS, AS THEY GO AWAY FORMONTHS, AND SOMETIMES AYEAR AT A TIME.

OFTEN, IF FAMILYOR FRIENDS ARE NOT LOCAL, DOGSARE ATRISK OF BEING RE-HOMEDTHE ORGANIZATION SAYS FOSTERINGTHESE DOGS FORFREE IS AN EASY WAY TO GIVE BACKTO MILITARY MEMBERS.NOW TAKING A LIVE LOOK A