Please Welcome MWD Dodo

Please Welcome Military Working Dog (MWD) "Dodo" to our Project K-9 Hero Pack as our 270th program member! MWD Dodo spent seven years assigned to the U.S. Army's 513th Military Working Dog Detachment in Fort Bliss, Texas as well as an assignment at Fort Lewis, Washington.

MWD Dodo was certified as a Patrol/Explosive Detection Dog that served with the utmost distinction during his career. Dodo deployed in support of combat operations in Syria, as well as a combat deployment to Iraq. In addition to his service overseas, he was attached to the United States Secret Service to protect the President of the United States on over ten missions.

After his last deployment to Iraq, Dodo was medically retired due to severe arthritis that has been increasingly giving him significant mobility issues. He has also been diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer and Lumbosacral Disease. Currently, Dodo is living with his still-serving, active-duty handler and her family.

Dodo is in need of immediate medical attention and is on medication that costs hundreds of dollars a month. This leaves only two options, which is for his handler to go into extreme personal debt, or for MWD Dodo to go without help.

Since we at Project K-9 Hero don’t want to see either of those happen, we are placing Dodo in our program as our newest member. From today forward, PK9H will cover all future office visits, prescriptions, surgeries, and medical needs at 100% for the remainder of his life. It’s the least we can do for him after all he has done for our country!

Please take a moment to welcome MWD Dodo to our program, as we are honored to serve another deserving Military Working Dog from the United States Army MWD Program, and our third recipient from Fort Bliss, Texas joining MWD Zera and MWD QQuanah in our Pack!