The speculation surrounding the details of the U.S. Navy SEALs operation to hunt down Osama bin Laden has reached such a howl, many are wondering about the breed of the military dog that accompanied the SEALs on their mission.
The only official confirmation that exists is that a military dog did indeed accompany the SEALs, and typically the breeds used by the SEALs are Belgian Malinois or German Shepherds.
Various media outlets have speculated that this super dog (be it a Belgian Malinois or a German Shepherd) was strapped to a member to the 79 person US Navy SEAL squad as they were lowered from a helicopter.
The Pentagon says the dog was likely used to search for explosives in the Osama bin Laden compound. The U.S. military uses over 2,500 dogs for a variety of purposes, including explosive detection.
The Belgian Malinois is also known as the Belgian Shepherd dog.
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