Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Blake T. Soller plays tug-of-war with his bomb-sniffing dog, Pluto, after a day of training. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
Iron and his handler, Army Sgt. Joshua T. Rose (to Iron’s right) watch as explosives experts unearth a bomb detected by Iron, one of the military dogs deployed in Iraq. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Blake T. Soller prepares to go on patrol with his bomb-sniffing dog, Pluto, southeast of Baghdad. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Blake T. Soller follows his explosives-sniffing dog, Pluto, in a home being searched for bombs southeast of Baghdad. (Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times)
