Once used primarily as furry sentries, military dogs — most are German shepherds, followed by Belgian Malinois and Labrador retrievers — have branched out into an array of specialized tasks.

很多特殊任务需要这些毛茸茸的，训练有素的军犬完成，它们大多数是德国牧羊犬、比利时马利诺斯犬、和拉布拉多犬。

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The detector dog breeding and training base in Beijing has successively become the teaching base of China Agricultural University and practice base for the PLA Academy of Military Dogs and Officers.

北京的检疫犬驯养基地先后成为中国农业大学的教学基地和解放军军犬士官学院实习基地。

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Now it still produces and repairs military hardware and its cemetery is a strategic site secured by armed soldiers with dogs.

现在该维修站仍生产和维修军事装备，而且这个坟场是一个战略要地，由携警犬的武装士兵把守。

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The U.S.military uses dogs to help troops on sentry duty and bomb-sniffing patrols.

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Today, the Department of Defense has some 2, 700 military dogs in service world-wide and about 600 in war zones.

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As of October, the group has seen off 3, 598 flights, 727, 292 troops and 135 military dogs, according to the greeters.

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Trained military dogs have played a vital role in Afghanistan.

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