K-9 Jordy finds a new home thanks to VLK and the Brunkow family.

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My husband Corey is active duty - we left 2/75 about the time Jordy came in so he didn't know Jordy. In 2014 my husband was at Regiment and we had lost our old blue heeler so we started talking about retiring a dog. We visited the kennels, talked to the head trainer, and decided to get on the list. Jordy came up for retirement from 2/75 and my husband flew out to work a few days with his trainer before bringing him home.

We didn't expect a pet - in fact, we expected him to be aloof and probably eat our drywall. We honestly just wanted to offer one of these warriors a warm, safe place to spend the rest of their days because God knows they have earned it. Jordy was pretty sharp and wound tight when he came to us and really only related to my husband. It wasn't easy for the first 2 months between Jordy and I - I just don't think he knew what to do with me and he was really bonded to Corey. Things finally clicked with us and today Jordy absolutely loves his girls. If he has to go to work with my husband he does so begrudgingly - he would rather stay with me!

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When he came, our daughter Savannah was 5 and she would sit outside his crate reading to him. Today they are the best of friends. She has a bunk bed but refuses to sleep in it because she would rather sleep on the floor in a sleeping bag with her dog than in up in her bed. He curls up right beside her and she reads to him the way she has since he first came when she would sit outside his crate and read books to him.

I wanted to find the kennels he came from because I wanted to commend you on putting such a quality dog out there. Jordy was a complete bad-ass warrior for years with an elite unit where he thrived and was called a legend by those who served with him. I think it is astonishing that he has been able to transition to family life and not only co-exist, but absolutely thrive again - in an environment that is so radically different that I can't imagine him being placed into any set of circumstances further apart on the spectrum than the worlds he has been in. He has broken every barrier I had in mind for him when he came - he makes me ashamed for being so narrow-minded. It seems the only limit this dog has is the person on the other end of the leash. He is probably the most loving, sweetest, and most patient dogs I have ever been around. His success in retirement is surely a direct result of breeding with regard to a social temperament and a fair start that ingrained trust in humans. So thank you for this amazing dog, we are honored to serve as his retirement home.

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I can assure you that he is so happy and so loved. He has free run of the house now and has to date never eaten our drywall - or done anything destructive at all - he hasn't once gotten into the trash or grabbed anything off of the counter. When we leave him home, he just jumps up onto our bed and lounges. My daughter and I have horses and I take him to the barn with me often where he patrols but does not bother chickens, horses, cattle, ducks, and pigs. We go for long walks in the hayfields and he even walks along with us when we trail ride.

Next week he is having multiple procedures - removal of a cancerous tumor, thoracic x-rays, and aspirations and possible biopsies or removals of several other lumps. Please send him good thoughts on March 2nd.

I'm sorry if I rambled on - I could talk for days about this dog and how impressed I am with him. Again, thanks for what your kennel does - Jordy is a testament to the range these dogs have to succeed if they are given the chance. We just absolutely love him!

Corey & Stephanie Brunkow