The Singapore Armed Forces Military Working Dog Unit (SAF MWDU) is putting 19 retired veteran military working dogs up for adoption.
This is part of the unit's annual adoption drive in hopes to help these dogs find a loving home to spend the rest of their lives in.
Dogs up for adoption
These are the dogs that are up for adoption this year that are HDB-approved:
Mocca, Male, 13 years old, Labrador Retriever
Jack, Male, 9 years old, Labrador Retriever
Nita, Female, 10 years old, Labrador Retriever
Jimmy, Male, 10 years old, Springer Spaniel
Jet, Male, 9 years old, Springer Spaniel
Trigger, Male, 9 years old, Springer Spaniel
Here are the doggos that are not HDB-approved:
Tanja, Female, 9 years old, German Shepherd
Rambi, Male, 10 years old, German Shepherd
Fabia, Female, 11 years old, German Shepherd
Dante, Male, 11 years old, German Shepherd
Dan, Male, 10 years old, German Shepherd
Caro, Male, 11 years old, German Shepherd
Ferro, Male, 11 years old, Belgian Malinois
Leon, Male, 9 years old, Belgian Malinois
Nelson, Male, 13 years old, Belgian Malinois
Roy, Male, 10 years old, Belgian Malinois
Rosco, Male, 7 years old, Belgian Malinois
Sheggy, Male, 11 years old, Belgian Malinois
Bruno, Male, 7 years old, German Shepherd
Not HDB-approved breeds
Not all of these dogs can be adopted by HDB households as they are not HDB-approved breeds.
The exception applies to six out of the nineteen dogs which can be adopted by HDB households under Project ADORE.
What is Project ADORE?
Project ADORE was launched in 2012, allowing dog handlers, who may be HDB dwellers, to adopt their retired service dogs.
These apply to dog handlers who served with the Singapore Police Force, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) K-9 unit and the SAF MWDU.
In 2018, the programme was expanded to include all HDB dwellers in Singapore.
Under this one-year scheme, HDB dwellers can now adopt larger dogs that do not fit NParks criteria for HDB-approved dogs.
The adoption drive runs from July 20 to August 14, 2020.
If you're interested in making these doggos part of your family, you can find out more here and fill up the application form here. For further queries, you can contact the Adoption Team at enquire_MWDadoption@defence.gov.sg.
The Military Working Dog Unit will continue to take full care of any retired dogs that are not adopted. All the dogs have gone through basic obedience training, and go through regular health checks by in-house vets, annual vaccinations and a routine heartworm and parasite prevention programme.
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