Paratrooper dog

A member of Austria’s special forces leaps out of a plane with his Belgian Shepherd dog strapped to him. The jump was part of a military exercise in Norway and the dog has no reservations about making the jump.

From Telegraph:

“It’s something he does a lot and he’s very comfortable with. He has a much cooler head then most recruits,” said one operation trooper.

Far from panicking at the experience of hurling themselves out of a plane at 10,000ft, the Austrians’ Belgian Shepherd dogs appear to be perfectly calm both before and during the jump.

One handler explained: “They don’t perceive height difference the same way humans do, so that doesn’t worry them. They’re more likely to be bothered by the roar of the engines, but once we’re on the way down, that doesn’t matter and they just enjoy the view.”

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