Hero War Dog Skydives with Soldier | National Geographic

[@allenluo230]

the dog was like: wtf just happened lol

[@mzeebwenge7769]

allen luo 😂😂😂🤣

[@GallonMilkProductions]

Layka is such a hero, she's done more for dogs and humans than most people will ever do. I am happy they are doing more for the dogs of war (which have been used forever). I'd love to see more programs for dogs of war who to adapt into normal lives with loving families after their duty is done

[@ronlur66]

When this dog have more extreme experiences that you

[@Knoar]

Why doesn't the dog have eye protection?

[@R3KL3SSS]

Because it doesn't need it

[@Photon123]

+MrAmericasbadboy So you speak from a position of having had 120mph wind directly against your retina? I do, and the dog needs goggles. In a static jump, maybe not, but for a minute free-fall its a risk of damage to the retina.

[@R3KL3SSS]

***** The dog is just fine after the jump and does not need goggles

[@m00se40]

+Old glory Not correct. You can risk retina damage.

[@OriginalBigNTasty]

She does have a nictitating membrane, maybe that was sufficient for eye protection.

[@krisushi1]

Did anyone ask the dog if she wanted to go hurtling out of an aircraft? She panicked a bit at first but settled to a great landing & was so calm that she didn't run off & stayed with her handler. Brave girl.

[@TheOudmasterWJ]

She is brave !!

[@franchescacarrasco6351]

Definitely!!!

[@Lucifye]

Well the dog has been shot before soo

[@krisushi1]

Deformed but she never got a say in either!

[@jerhasareddog]

krisushi1 my dog doesn't get a say in when she goes outside and goes to the restroom. Is it cruel for me to make her get off her bed and go? lol!

[@DennisTeti]

“I DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT TO GO FOR A WALK RIGHT NOW.” 1:56

[@CorperalWafflez]

My favorite part was at the end when the guy got left hanging.

[@JSNHOS]

Lol

[@shan1392]

How on Earth is the top comment NOT about the high five reject?

[@GleeshMaster]

ommg why not

[@kareng3777]

+Shan Anis Hahaha oh my god I was hoping to see a comment about it.

[@darksidehero]

+Shan Anis I saw it, but Mike Elliot didn't

[@NoRestForTheWeary]

+Shan Anis I'd like to believe that as soon as the camera cut off the guy noticed and the high-five was accomplished.

[@manijutt6554]

You coward

[@megaroo6110]

That dog was like"you crazy bastards"

[@allisonforfornsed]

I understand the need... but my heart breaks for that poor doggie. How terrifying!

[@xXiLogicaLXx]

I agree that dogs are resilient and that many combat pups have repelled and even jumped from small heights with shoots, but guess what, a dogs hearing is up to x4 better than humans. This poor thing had no hearing protection and no goggles to protect its eyes. This is a bit inhumane for a dog. You could see how uncomfortable it was before jumping, and even during the jump. Congrates you did research that the dog would survive. Humans can be strangled until they pass out and survive, doesn't mean that it would be fun to put a video on youtube about it. At least make a freaking contraption that would protect the dog's ears and eyes.

[@thevug3590]

Justin Quine I agree with you, now lets eat a dead cow for dinner!

[@R3KL3SSS]

The dog is fine. They do jumps like this as puppies you fucking hippy

[@justinh5609]

+Old glory Apparently you don't know how to read...this dog had NEVER jumped before. Teaching them as puppies is completely different. Showing compassion for someone/something that has no say in what they're about to do has nothing to do with being a "hippy"...

[@R3KL3SSS]

+Justin H Hmm...well they probably at least went through training. You never know what this can do to a dog if you don't know if they can't take it. You are still a fucking hippy

[@justinh5609]

Old glory Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, little fellah, I'm no hippy...as for the dog, there's a reason they're started as puppies. I have no problem with it under those circumstances, but you don't put an already traumatized dog through something like this for a "test run".

[@helenholt1161]

That dog wanted that harness off ASAP. I think he understood that it was part if that scary experience.

[@anitac1793]

Bless her, that must have been a mind blowing experience for her. She did really well.

[@TrollProductionsMC]

At the end you can watch a man getting high five refused

[@elime7231]

papa mito 😂😂😂

[@viisovari4544]

Rip brother

[@mb5612]

As the mom of a three-legged German Shep/Lab who was with me for 13.5 wonderful years.....God bless Layka and her soldier.

[@gwekkert526]

Ooh. So that is how its raining cats and dogs.

[@AMBROSINISIMONA]

+Morrison Van Nguyen lol thats funny

[@andraspalkovics2543]

Nice.

[@derealovesurvival7549]

Dogs are just Awesome.

[@Kyrelel]

That poor dog was scared (almost) to death

[@meteor8076]

poor doggy..

[@anelipoland3895]

She looked traumatized after they landed. Dogs don't think the same way people do and actually don't understand concepts such as skydiving. This made me very sad.

[@ginginthing]

She's a great hero. I was not able to bring mine back from Vietnam. Dogs doing this need to have goggles.

[@MichaelFrancoWriter]

I have to agree that is simply messed up. It's fine if people want to do something that runs counter to our survival instinct and jump out of a plane. We understand what's going on. But that dog can be heard whining before the jump and is clearly freaked. On some level I think dogs understand that jumping from crazy heights is not something they want to do. Plus she's muzzled the whole time! Why on Earth put a pup through this kind of thing -- just so you can tell your friends you did it? If the answer is "a bonding experience," there are much cooler ways to do it that won't freak the f out of your best friend. Bad call in my opinion.

[@slimjim6296]

It's so they can start training dogs for aircraft jumps for the military, It wasn't developed just for a giggle.

[@PhoneticIHype]

So she could fuckin breathe?

[@TheAweDude1]

That dog will never complain about a bath ever again.

[@pitbulls_are_sweet_5836]

I love Belgian malinois it's the best military dog

[@louisecahir4587]

Yes wowed fabulous the dogs with skyline drive xx

[@sarahmccullagh5814]

That's cruel, humans understand that the parachute is going to catch them - the dog obviously doesn't know that. The poor thing must have been terrified

[@ashb76]

lol at the end the dog was like what, wheres my leg. I LOST MY LEG!

[@wholesome122]

Beligian/Dutch Shepherds are such incredible animals

[@kileyfay5269]

at 2:35 I laughed so hard because of the person zooming past

[@bluesuperman1]

The dog does not have the same mental preparation a human goes through before jumping out of a f'n plane, What is the point anyway?

[@ryanleblanc2505]

Yolo

[@allisonforfornsed]

+Brian DelGiudice whether or not there is a true need for this, it's still a terrifying thing for a poor doggie to have to go through. They should have worked to prepare her for this or introduce her to it when she was younger.

[@LeFoxer]

+allisonforfornsed A dog was send to space , I think in 1980s , ao not the first time

[@wulfricofwessex147]

+Patrick Blais Chauvin Soviets sent dogs into space in the late 50's and early 60's, during the space race. It's definitely not the first time dogs have been sent really high up.

[@nothingspecial3698]

The point is it takes shorter time to deploy a k9 squad if they parachute in with the squad itself, every dog goes through flight training, the only problem here is that they didn't supply the actual flight protection for said dog, but 99% of the time the dog is trained and protected.

[@kainevittulainen]

1:59 dog: I DON'T LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING 2:23 dog: HOLY FUCKING SHIT I'M FLYING

[@Dyslexic-Artist-Theory-on-Time]

Neat! But would a dog really want to do this?

[@BrassBeetle]

Probably not jumping out of a plane specifically but I'm sure combat dogs would want to be with their handlers so they can protect their team from danger.

[@nevyntanis2665]

Dogs are odd creatures, a friend of mine cannot get onto his motorcycle without the dog going nuts, it wants to ride with him, so he bought a sidecar for his bike, problem solved, hehe.

[@justarandomuser332]

Nevyn Tanis lol

[@lexierose6248]

+Nevyn Tanis aww, that is the sweetest thing I heard in a long time. I was feeling torn reading these comments and yours really cheered me up! what an amazing friend to his dog, getting a sidecar!! thanks!

[@hauntedhose]

Beautiful Laika 🤗

[@emilyanthony7138]

Wow! How exciting and amazing to see these guys and the K9

[@arabica7]

The dog is like "I need ear plugs too"

[@floortje2204]

Omg she looked sooo scared

[@PODSMPSG1]

So cute.

[@letiziamarziali2347]

Of course this poor baby was nervous when the door opened, poor angel, watching this made me cry, I totally disapprove ☹️ Also, what about providing her with an eye protection??

[@CMJacked1]

Need to build a harness inside a bag, with the bag the dog can push down with their feet and in turn gives them stability, they wont flail around trying to get their feet towards ground, like a cat would. Plus it keeps the piss off you when you have one that releases on exit.. (more do than not), The system needs a quick release system in place so when the contact the ground they can be released immediately and go to work... Could save both the handler, and the animals life... Oh and by the way, the dogs are just like humans, the either love it or hate it. The military will not accept a dog that fails in this area. They all in general don't worry about it as much as we do...The dogs that is...

[@davidharvey8064]

The dog just like wtf

[@toddmann2432]

Dog: take my muzzle off and I'm bitting EVERYBODY

[@kaseycesena3430]

Great video I miss the service I'm a disabled vet T.B.I(traumatic brain injury) my rehabilitation was in Colorado I joined the army in 2009 1st platoon A Co 126 I miss the feeling of being with your platoon but I'm happy to be alive

[@lukav3509]

nice dog

[@nevyntanis2665]

Awesome.

[@yeboitroy4646]

Come on, this dog didn't deserve this, she clearly was scared. If u were that dog u wouldn't have had an opinion AT ALL.

[@thomaswright2758]

LOL he left the guy hangin' at the end.

[@richardp.228]

Dog was like "humans are weird"!

[@OGofOGz]

Poor dog

[@hanscombe72]

“Ummm folks: this is fun being whicha In the plane and stuff. But I have questions…..” L “Where are some googles? Mah eyes are blown out of mah brains!”

[@clydestamp2567]

This is the best! Hammer on it boys !!!!

[@captnwanc]

Kinda left him hanging with the high five at the end :)

[@raymondf.163]

Lmao 😂

[@Deadassbruhfrfr]

Ypu can tell the dog was definitely flipping its shit before and during the jump. But they can be trained to get used to high altitude jumps. Like they said, it's a young dog, it makes sense it had a panic attack on its (assumed) first time. I would too.

[@debraleeohton9274]

if this was her first jump it was great! anything to assist our K9 soldiers to make jumps better so they can more efficiently do what they are trained to do is wonderful.

[@ixFrost]

You can't help but smile

[@radscorpion8]

THROWING DOGS OUT OF PLANES MAKES YOU HAPPY DOES IT lol

[@MG-sn3fk]

awesome

[@DrNPCabd]

Nobody talks about army consider dogs like "disposable material", no budget to take them back home. Most dogs are abandoned at their own or executed with a headshot. That's why some trainers adopt them bringing them back using their own money. That's how the "army" pays back loyalty.

[@betsyhampton8361]

+Ruy Daza Quiroga This has now changed. The passage of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by both the House of Representatives and Senate, and its signature into law on 11/25/15 by the President mandates that military working dogs will be returned to U.S. soil upon retirement, and that their human handlers and their families - to whom these dogs mean more than anyone else -will be given first right of adoption.

[@petermantell1958]

it was one of the British army's biggest disgraces when it was revealed over 800 serving war dogs were destroyed under the guise they were "too Fierce". All the millions that was pumped into the wars what's a couple more for a farm somewhere to live out there lives in comfort. I for one would gladly give more tax for that purpose.www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2125974/Hundreds-army-dogs-thought-fierce-pets-serving-time.html

[@SuperJackblack81]

that is the nicest thing I've ever seen. :-)

[@0XxAznPrincessxX0]

high five rejection at the end LOL

[@marijkedelwelmemy0selfandik]

prachtig en krachtig filmpje , heb een brok in mijn keel.Marijke , The Netherlands, \

[@iamsuperperfect4605]

3:28 dog had to check his own ass after that drop

[@zodar1400]

Does anyone actually believe the dog enjoyed that?

[@read6281]

+Sam Short lol nope

[@bryanzhang314]

+Sam Short i have the same question. its nice of them to take the dog there but the dog maybe would rather enjoy having a walk in a park.

[@GalaxyStar85]

+Sam Short Nope..i am sure she now sees them as crazy humans.

[@TehBluRzClan]

I'm not sure if it is meant for enjoyment I think it's to get war dogs to the ground safely in war situations idk lol

[@johnathoncarter8820]

Lots of people are scared of riding on 4 wheelers, I let my dog ride with me once, now she always jumps on it when I go remotely close to it. You never know she probably enjoyed it

[@mw28841]

ShouLd of made goggles for the dog so it could see whats going on in free fall

[@kotetsu131]

.....a bit surprised she didn't s**t herself to be honest. I would have xD At the end she's like "what the hell just happened!?"

[@R3KL3SSS]

This is natural for them

[@justinh5609]

+Old glory ...The Hell it is...if it were natural, we'd see dogs falling from the sky left and right. They aren't birds, dumbass.

[@R3KL3SSS]

+Justin H And neither are we dumb ass. My point is, they are TRAINED for this

[@justinh5609]

Old Glory, you are a moron...for one, people get to decide if they want to jump or not...this dog had no say in it. Two, THIS DOG WAS NOT TRAINED TO JUMP!!!! This was the FIRST time this dog had done anything like this.

[@allisonforfornsed]

+Old glory DOG DID NOT LOOK TRAINED.

[@harveysanchez6993]

You can see she didn’t want to jump though she just couldn’t escape the harness but you can see she’s panicking on the plane.

[@kolbeinndaistefansson6988]

The legend says he is still waiting for that high five.

[@donnashanklin4993]

She looks excited

[@Doooriiis97]

Poor dog...

[@mattiedaniel9372]

The dog was perfectly safe.

[@Doooriiis97]

Mattie Daniel that's good

[@rivers171]

I’m jealous. I’ve been wanting to do this with my GSD for years

[@BushnoSkillzz]

People are weird, nobody has a problem with the dog being forced into combat situations where she lost a leg but have the dog 100% safely skydive and everyone loses their shit

[@IILARANDOMII]

where is the dog eyeprotection?

[@calinbreedlove4196]

When they first jumped out the dog was probably thinking 'WHAT THE FUCK HOOMAN OMFG DA FUQ ARE YOU DOING! AHHHHHHHHGGG!"

[@oharahousehold2351]

Wow love of a dog and trust' i honestly thought this dog is going to be stressed with landing the circle movement' checking her surroundings' my concern would have been her heart beat but i guess any ones heart beat would be fast..

[@jacquelinemontanezsantana8888]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@willjones4703]

The dog is high as a kite. Because dogs have an incredible sense of smell the trip is overwhelming. That's why at the end the dog is more mellow than a Hippie dope smoking party. So yeah she enjoyed it. This is why dogs stick there heads out in a moving car!

[@nobonespurs]

fing liar

[@succubee83]

Its nt wrong..he jst wanna say hw thankful he is fr Layka's help...he wanna mk her happy...thts all... M sure he doesnt mean to scare her up or whtever...n Layka knw tht she is in a save hand :)

[@TheBlazingFlames]

Hey It's Layka again :D

[@BlackCatxn]

thats just straight up cruel

[@katice3]

They put a muzzle on, but no goggles. Dog is kicking in distress

[@debbiefox4239]

Wow… very interesting ! It took 3 yrs to put this vest together w/ all that’s involved.. 👍👍👍👍😍

[@claireoswald3857]

So unfair to put such a loyal, brave dog through this unnecessary trama. Looked absolutely terrifying and uncomfortable. As well as the fact that it's risking her life which has been risked often enough already in the service of man and mans wars. She was definitely very scared and very unhappy but still they shoved her out - by force, no choice. Fucking disgusting! Let Layka have a peaceful retirement after a life of gruelling conditions, danger, violence and injury in Afghanistan. It's bad enough for those dogs just being over there in that heat!That's torture for them on its own. Then they've got bomb searches, combat and being treated as piece of military equipment to really make it a truly miserable, shit existence for an intelligent sentient animal. Layka served her time now let her live in peace.

[@PhoneticIHype]

Shut the fuck up, they train dogs for this sort of stuff, this was her first time so yea she was nervous

[@mattiedaniel9372]

I'm sorry to say this, I really am, but a humans life is more valuable than a dog's. Dog's help us, we give them food and water, plus luxury. Anything a dog can dream of.

[@DeepToot09]

***** Perhaps... but this dog had already saved the life of its owner by being shot in the leg. Don't you think that the dog deserves to live the rest of its life in peace.

[@mattiedaniel9372]

Syd Reid Compassion for animals has gone too far.

[@mattiedaniel9372]

Syd Reid Yes compassion for animals has gone to far. How else do you think you get food and meat in your table? Something has to die for another to live. A logical person should know that.

[@tcash3]

Isnt this the ultimate form of animal abuse? Making a dog skydive without his/her consent? Most humans wouldn't even do this even if you pay them. I have to say, humans are always selfish and one sided, thinking what they think is what others think and not considering others feelings.

[@CharlieChinchillaTV]

The ultimate form? Ultimate is a harsh term since Beating the piss out of your dog is the ULTIMATE form of abuse.

[@tcash3]

Charlie Chinchilla I'd rather get whip lashed 10 times with permanent scars than jump off a plane.

[@JHRobbins]

Mason I would bet money that this isn't true !

[@mattiedaniel9372]

J H Robbins My dog would have enjoyed this (maybe not the first time)

[@JHRobbins]

J H Robbins - Join the ASPCA if you want to fight against REAL abuse (And you can see videos of what real abuse looks like)

[@kareng3777]

I'm not sure the dog liked it.

[@brecht1971]

Yeah! I don't think the dog liked it...😥

[@johng9431]

but did she die?

[@marcus5865]

+brecht rekkers I don't think it's that she didn't like it I think she was more confused

[@Virus-kd2rg]

It liked it,as it could literally smell everything.

[@dasher6307]

Its not about if the dog liked it or not, it was to test the dog harness for military use. That dog has already been in war and lost a leg, sky diving wasn't the scariest thing for it.

[@edgarrubio4914]

legend say that he is still waiting for that high-5.

[@esquad5406]

Dogs thinking. He'll I got my leg shot off the you guys throwed and me out of a airplane! It rocks to be a dog!

[@saggzophon3]

LOOOL the high-five at 3:38

[@aquazzhdshorts4203]

The dog could hav a heart attack

[@santosc91]

These dogs are specially trained and conditioned for these kinds of exercises so they can be operationally proficient,so stop whining about the dog being scared,the dog probably loved it they're adrenaline junkies just like their handlers and teammates,lol.

[@averroesthecommentator2989]

1:32 The guy said she got nervous. The dog isn't trained for skydives, and it has no idea what's going on. It was obviously scared.

[@tcash3]

Specially trained?! You are ridiculous. Okay. Let's say you are spanked in the butt. Your butt turns red. Okay lets keep doing this for many years because I think you like it. Oh wait, I forgot, there is a tape over your mouth so you can't answer me to say whether you like it or not. This world, full of ignorant people... Imagine if someone forcefully specially trained you to walk over a minefield in a real world exercise, and you dont get to say no, you are just simply pushed across. How would you feel? Think about it.

[@tcash3]

I also like it how hesitant your sentence seems when you used the two words "probably" and "loved it." Knocking on your skull....

[@tcash3]

Mason So the first time it skydived, it was specially trained? Oh really? That makes no sense kid.

[@austin123457]

These fuckers are all ignorant, this dog fucking loved it and would absolutely do it again.

[@charlesdenman9052]

The dog needs goggles and ear plugs. Free fall is really loud, must be much louder for a dog’s ear drums. I am a licensed skydiver and dog lover. I know.

[@yaxixi3882]

The dog is actually very nervous, she just did not know what gonna happen to her. Why do that to her, you could choose another way.

[@armycyco]

only complaint i got is, wheres the dog goggles, she has eyes too, so maybe you should think bout making dog goggles

[@peggyt1243]

That is cruel. The dog did NOT sign a waiver nor give permission!!!!

[@ToasterMasterRace]

I hope you're joking

[@peggyt1243]

+Toaster Master Race No I am not joking. The owner kept saying the dog was so calm in the plane. Of course the dog was calm, she had no idea what was ahead.

[@ToasterMasterRace]

+peggyt1243 Hate to break it to you, but dogs can't write, nor read. And, yeah, the dog was calm. Did you want the person to say the dog wasn't?

[@peggyt1243]

+Toaster Master Race That is exactly my point. The dog cannot give consent or permission because he/she has no understanding of what is to happen.

[@ToasterMasterRace]

+peggyt1243 Gotta say, that's a pretty dumb point.

[@easterbaby3261]

I agree with Claire Oswald 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Krisushi1.

[@jordanscott415]

I wonder if it was scared?

[@SamuelGonzalez-pz6ke]

Look a 2:22 at the dogs legs

[@johng9431]

why two people attached to the dog? Should just take one

[@Shiyamirai]

Jack Ryan It's a tandem jump. since this was a test for the harness, in case something went wrong with it, the handler would still be able to hold and protect the dog without having to also worry about pulling the chute on time and making a safe landing.

[@spinear]

She seems not happy at all.

[@R3KL3SSS]

She's shaken up. That's all

[@pohruixin5039]

HERO WAR DOG SKYDIVES WITH SOLDIER ☆♣♧★☆♣♧★

[@kato2531]

Now the dog knows what's about to happen, it would be interesting to see if the dog would get in the air plain by herself.

[@R3KL3SSS]

She goes where her handler goes

[@joannechristie1574]

This is awesome !!! I tandem skydive. How high was the elevation. I go 10,000 feet. Great Job Guys.

[@kptallen007]

Airborne!

[@mirahsan2]

Layka...isn't that from something? The dogs name? It sounds familiar...

[@KristerAndersson-nc8zo]

First dog in space, Laika it is Russian for "the barker"