Guard Dogs

It's an interesting thing here that develops regarding the stray dogs that are around. At a couple of the different outposts that we man, the dogs have developed into a pet of sorts. Of course the US servicemen take to the dogs and feed them. In return the dogs will perform guard duty. The third country nationals (TCN) that are around and the Kuwaitis don't like stray dogs. Wikipedia says that Islam considers dogs to be unlcean and should not be kept as pets. Only as working dogs. The dogs realize pretty quick who likes them and who doesn't. So the dogs will bark at anyone who comes around who is not dressed in the uniform of a serviceman. But anyone who is in the uniform of an American the dogs know is their friend. If an American shows up in civillian clothes, they will bark at them. Its really interesting.