Comments on: Military dogs get their own “Walter Reed”

By: H. Houlahan

H. Houlahan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:04:56 +0000

Nice to see that resources are finally being put into this important function.

Not to forget that it wasn’t until the Clinton Administration that military dogs got any kind of retirement. It took an Act of Congress to drag the Pentagon kicking and screaming into the Universe of People Who are Not Total Shits. Former handlers begged to be able to adopt their aged/injured partners, but the dogs were all killed at the end of their “usefulness.”

Back in the 40’s, Dogs for Defense was able to repatriate and return to civilian life almost every dog that survived the war. For fifty years after that we had “progress.”

By: Janeen

Janeen — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:54:00 +0000

I’m certainly not an expert - but I’ve been to a lot of shows, trials and other events where the breed is popular and have only seen the non-es form. That’s why it struck me.

Of course here, the word - like many others,would be Americanized, so ‘correct’ French may not apply.

Or it might.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:49:38 +0000

…and the difference in pronunciation would be like going from ‘mali-nwa’ to ‘mali-nwaz’. ;-)

By: Christie Keith

Christie Keith — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:50:05 +0000

Janeen, Webster says yes, Encarta says no, and I just went with what was in the article… and my understanding of the rules of French, would say “Malinoises” as a plural.

I’m very willing to be corrected if someone has a definitive authority on this!

By: Janeen

Janeen — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:32:46 +0000

Great post. So glad to hear that these hard-working dogs are getting the care they deserve.

…but isn’t the plural of Malinois - well, Malinois?