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We lost our girl Henya almost exactly 1 year ago. She was just over 14 years old and passed unexpectedly from a ruptured mass in her abdomen (cancer). She had just been in for her routine vet check 3 month prior and her bloodwork hadn’t shown anything abnormal. K9 Henya was a GSD/Malinois who spent 6 years as an explosives detection dog and did several tours overseas with her prior partner. I had the pleasure of caring for her during all of her down time between tours at the working dog kennels. When she retired she lived with her handler and I moved on to work at a boarding facility, where she boarded and did daycare when he traveled. When her handler moved overseas permanently, he asked my husband and I to take Henya and we didn’t hesitate. She became my husbands shadow and his PTSD service dog. They were inseparable. She retired from official service work at 13 but she still hated to let him out of her sight until her very last moments.

She was truly the most amazing dog I have ever met and I still love to share her with anyone willing to listen.