How To Properly Hug a Baby, Doggy Style

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K-9 Congressional Medal of Honor Winner

The K9 is Brutus, a military K9 at McChord AFB. He's huge – part Boxer and part British Bull Mastiff and tops the scales at 200 lbs. His handler took the picture. Brutus is running toward me because he knows I have some Milk Bone treats, so he's slobbering away! I had to duck around a tree just before he got to me in case he couldn't stop, but he did. Brutus was the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor last year from his tour in Iraq. His handler and four other soldiers were taken hostage by insurgents. Brutus and his handler communicate by sign language and he gave Brutus the signal that meant 'go away but come back and find me'. The Iraqis paid no attention to Brutus. He came back later and quietly tore the throat out of one guard at one door and another guard at another door. He then jumped against one of the doors repeatedly (the guys were being held in an old warehouse) until it opened. He went in and untied his handler and they all escaped. He's the first K9 to receive this honor. If he knows you're OK, he's a big old lug and wants to sit in your lap. Enjoys the company of cats.

 Instructions for properly hugging a baby with Brutus…

 

1. First, uh, find a baby.

 2. Second, be sure that the object you found was indeed a baby, by employing classic sniffing techniques.

 3. Next, you will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process.

 4. The 'paw slide' = Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up.

 5. Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented 'hug, smile, and lean' so as to achieve the best photo quality.

Talk about animal intelligence and bonding with humans!

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For the first time ever making their San Diego debut will be BATMAN™, AVENGER and BRUTUS plus the premiere of brand-new 2011 season trucks SON UVA DIGGER® (driven by Ryan Anderson–son of the legendary Grave Digger icon Dennis Anderson) and MONSTER MUTT ROTTWEILER®.                                                                                       **truck line-up subject to change

In addition to the world-class racing and freestyle competition action, die-hard fans can come to the stadium early on Saturday to enjoy the “Party in the Pits” pre-show experience – which gives fans unparalleled access to view their favorite trucks up-close, meet the star drivers for autographs and take photos!

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WHERE:           Qualcomm Stadium

9449 Friars Road

San Diego, CA 92108

WHEN:             Saturday, January 22, 2011

Pit Party open from 3:00pm – 5:30pm **Event ticket and Pit Pass required for entry

Show Time: 7:00pm

TICKETS:         Ticket prices range from $10, $25 and $30

Total Access Pass - $90

**Above ticket prices are advance purchase only; all tickets are $2 more day of show. 

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Tickets available at the Qualcomm Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

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