I recently adopted my first dog, a ten-month old Belgian Malinois that we named Aino. For those unfamiliar, Malinois are commonly used by both the military and law enforcement agencies as highly trained “force multipliers,” primarily for explosive and narcotic detection, as well as patrol, and tracking purposes, among other things.
After bringing Aino home, I started shopping for pet supplies, namely a collar and leash that can handle a 60-lb Malinois with a lot of drive. What I discovered is that, like so many other things these days, “Tacticool” is the flavor of choice for Belgian Malinois and German Shepard owners. Sure, both breeds are used as Military Working Dogs (MWD), but that doesn’t mean they need to dress the part for civilian duty, right?
What’s this have to do with a personal watercraft (PWC) being used by the United States Coast Guard, you wonder? Well, aside from being draped in all-black-everything, these “tactical personal watercraft” as the Coast Guard likes to call them, look kind of like Aino to me...
