{"id":2665,"date":"2013-09-09T21:09:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T21:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/?p=2665"},"modified":"2013-09-09T21:09:47","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T21:09:47","slug":"troops-reunited-with-dogs-they-cared-for-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/troops-reunited-with-dogs-they-cared-for-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops reunited with dogs they cared for in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Sheba-and-pups.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2666\" alt=\"Sheba and pups\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Sheba-and-pups.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a>A litter of puppies and their mother, Sheba, who befriended U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan, have been transported to the U.S. The puppies will be adopted by the service members, while Sheba may be trained as a service dog and placed with a veteran in need. Staff Sgt. Edwin Caba and others were elated to see the dogs again. &#8220;We just built a bond you can&#8217;t even describe,&#8221; he said.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/r.smartbrief.com\/resp\/eJmTCertqOCjBbebCidncUCicNsMnC?format=standard\" target=\"_blank\">CBS News\/The Associated Press<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the story, pictures and video, <a title=\"CLICK HERE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-201_162-57601576\/afghan-vets-reunited-in-n.y-with-8-battlefield-dogs\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A litter of puppies and their mother, Sheba, who befriended U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan, have been transported to the U.S. The puppies will be adopted by the service members, while Sheba may be trained as a service dog and placed with a veteran in need. Staff Sgt. 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