Kind of like wolves breeding with husky dogs or German shepherds breeding with golden retrievers.

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Floyd Patterson went on 4 a.m. runs with two German shepherds named Charlie Brown and Whitey.

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Not all of the dogs are German shepherds, nor do they have identical skills.

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Patti Scialfa showed up after a while, trailed by two big, shambly German shepherds.

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"I would not have been able to make it in my second career without my dogs, " said Foreman, who now owns 11 German shepherds.

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Mostly Belgian Malinois and German shepherds, some Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers, these war canines are trained to take bullets for their comrades, detect roadside bombs and sniff out other dangers.

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Police came back later with German Shepherds.

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