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PHOTOS: War dog demonstrates his field duties at Morris Animal Inn

Veteran handler Dennis Smarth Jr. and Staff Sgt. Rowan, a 9-year-old German Shepherd who served in Army combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as a bomb and explosive sniffing canine, at an event to raise awareness and funds for US War Dog Association at the Morris Animal Inn in Morristown on August 23, 2015.
Veteran handler Dennis Smarth Jr. and Staff Sgt. Rowan, a 9-year-old German Shepherd who served in Army combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as a bomb and explosive sniffing canine, at an event to raise awareness and funds for US War Dog Association at the Morris Animal Inn in Morristown on August 23, 2015.
Alexandra Pais/Correspondent
Staff Sgt. Rowan a German Shepherd who served in Army combat operations demonstrates bite and hold apprehension technique with Dennis Smarth Sr., whose son Dennis Smarth Jr. was Rowan's handler in Afghanistan in 2010 at the Morris Animal Inn in Morristown on August 23, 2015.
Staff Sgt. Rowan a German Shepherd who served in Army combat operations demonstrates bite and hold apprehension technique with Dennis Smarth Sr., whose son Dennis Smarth Jr. was Rowan's handler in Afghanistan in 2010 at the Morris Animal Inn in Morristown on August 23, 2015.
Alexandra Pais/Correspondent
People watch Staff Sgt. Rowan is a 9-year-old German Shepherd who served in Army combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as a bomb and explosive sniffing canine, demonstrate his skills during an event to raise awareness and funds for US War Dog Association at the Morris Animal Inn in Morristown on August 23, 2015.
People watch Staff Sgt. Rowan is a 9-year-old German Shepherd who served in Army combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as a bomb and explosive sniffing canine, demonstrate his skills during an event to raise awareness and funds for US War Dog Association at the Morris Animal Inn in Morristown on August 23, 2015.
Alexandra Pais/Correspondent
Staff Sgt. Rowan a 9-year-old German Shepherd who served in Army combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as an explosive sniffing canine, demonstrates his bomb sniffing skills with his handler Veteran Dennis Smarth during an event to raise awareness and funds for US War Dog Association at the Morris Animal Inn in Morristown on August 23, 2015.
Staff Sgt. Rowan a 9-year-old German Shepherd who served in Army combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as an explosive sniffing canine, demonstrates his bomb sniffing skills with his handler Veteran Dennis Smarth during an event to raise awareness and funds for US War Dog Association at the Morris Animal Inn in Morristown on August 23, 2015.
Alexandra Pais/Correspondent