CAD Titan (SO 015), born Oct 2009. Operational service: Multiple SOTG, Afghanistan; and CT. Canine Operational Service medal Afghan and CT clasp. Medically Retired 2017 due to amputation of front left leg.

In brief, there remains around 20 Military Working Dogs (MWD) that have deployed multiple times to Afghanistan that are either still in service or recently retired. Theseare Aussie veterans too. The Australian Defence Force has decided that its duty-of-care toour four-legged diggers ends when their service ends, and there is no Department of Veterans
Affairs waiting to support our war dogs when they retire. Because of the typical age of MWD retirement, the people who take on responsibility for our veteran MWDs are even unable to take out pet insurance to help with the costs of their veterinary care.

AWAMO has a program in place to financially help and support these veteran Aussie MWDs. We have donated funds for several Military and Police dogs so far. The funds have been used ranging from purchasing medication, payment of veterinary bills, and the supply of dog items that aid comfort- such as bed coat and toys. Finally we have funded the costs of cremation and honouring them with a burial head stone. We have an agreement with Master
Pets who are currently providing a range of their special Black Hawk dietary foods forelderly dogs to six retired Military working dogs from the Special Forces and RAAF.