Please Welcome MWD Iras #330

Please welcome Retired Military Working Dog “Iras” (Z361) into our Project K-9 Hero Pack as our 330th Program Member. MWD Iras was retired this month due to a history of Aggressive Behavior towards his Handlers and staff. His trainer contacted our organization in an attempt to find him a new home, or else he would have been out of all options due to military regulations.

Even though our Rehabilitation & Rehoming Facility was completely full, we knew that we had to find the space to save Iras’s life. With the recent passing of MWD QQuanah, that freed up one space for the over 40 applications we have on file to take in a new Hero here at the facility.

MWD Iras served honorably as a Dual-Purpose Patrol/Explosive Detection Dog in the United States Air Force, from 2017 -2025, primarily at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, with the 86th Security Forces Squadron.

Due to his extensive bite history, MWD Iras was labeled as “excess” and was deemed to be unadoptable to the general public due to his aggression issues. There were no handlers at his kennels that had the ability to give MWD Iras a home, leaving him no other options, until we at Project K-9 Hero accepted him into our sanctuary.

During his career, Iras completed multiple missions with the United States Secret Service, protecting the President of the United States, as well as maintaining security during Operation Allied Refuge, the largest Air Operation in USAF history.