{"id":17708,"date":"2021-12-30T00:05:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T00:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/30\/weezy-a-military-working-dog-and-very-good-boy-retires\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:15:29","slug":"weezy-a-military-working-dog-and-very-good-boy-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/12\/30\/weezy-a-military-working-dog-and-very-good-boy-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Weezy \u2014 a military working dog and very good boy \u2014retires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weezy the MWD (Military Working Dog) was born in 2009. As he nestled with the rest of the litter, did his assuredly overtaxed mother have an inkling that her son, a very good boy, was destined for greatness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did she know that her Weezy would go on to serve a grateful nation, subjecting himself to all types of danger, a dedication eclipsed only by the unremitting love he had for his handlers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s likely no one will never know how Weezy felt about his mother. Military working dogs are notoriously bad at opening up about their feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either way, her little pooch soon embarked on a 10-year military journey that culminated in a retirement ceremony at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, on Dec. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-cert.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-cert.jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-cert.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-cert.jpg.jpg?resize=768,548 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Weezy the military working dog receives the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal from Lt. Nathan Ouellette, security officer for Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, his retirement ceremony on Dec. 17, 2021. (Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the tender age of two, Weezy began explosives training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has yet to comment on rumors that Weezy\u2019s dogtailer initially promised him a skate office billet in San Diego before he got orders to Fort Bragg to join the Marine Corps. Still, dogs make do, and Weezy reported to Twentynine Palms, California, later that year in advance of an Afghanistan deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Downrange, Weezy protected his battle buddies, helping them avoid improvised explosive devices, \u201csupporting and defending countless service members,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/News-Stories\/Article\/2884318\/military-working-dog-retires-at-nas-sigonella\/\" target=\"_blank\">a Navy release<\/a> on Weezy\u2019s retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos from his retirement ceremony indicate that Weezy was chillin\u2019 pretty hard as sailors sang his praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"419\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-crop.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-crop.png.png 628w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-crop.png.png?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Weezy looks ready to out-process. (Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weezy, who rendered no salute as the sailors who loved him presented him with a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, appears to be largely over the pomp and circumstance, secure in his DD214 blankie and the fact that the Chief\u2019s Mess could no longer jam him up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has not clarified whether Weezy\u2019s shadowbox was edible, containing Snausages, Pupperonis, or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFew will ever know the bond that is felt between a (military working dog) and their handler,\u201d Chief Master-at-Arms Jordyn Japec said during Weezy\u2019s ceremony. \u201cIt is saying ok, lets go sweep this roadway for explosives before we go tackle an objective. It is searching a building, and having the confidence in each other\u2019s ability to let everyone back in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-at-work.webp_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-at-work.webp_.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-at-work.webp_.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-at-work.webp_.jpg?resize=768,548 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Weezy at work in better days before a career-ending training accident, injury and rehab. (Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s also a connection the rest of the world doesn\u2019t see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is the genuine joy that handler and the dog feel from just each other\u2019s company,\u201d Japec continued. \u201cIt is the only familiar face during long down-range deployments. It is the wag of a tail and a cold nose before, during and after a long day at work, and sometimes the only sanity during our chaotic days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Afghanistan, Weezy returned to Fort Bragg in 2012 and served there for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After an inter-service transfer brought him back to the Navy ranks, the good boy sustained \u201csevere injuries\u201d during a search exercise at Naval Station Souda Bay, Greece, in early 2020, fracturing his tibia and fibula in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt took Weezy 19 months, including three surgeries and rehabilitation, to finally get back to fit-for-duty status,\u201d the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With active-duty life behind him, Weezy is heading for retirement with a former handler in North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He looks forward to recording veteran videos of himself from the driver\u2019s seat of his car for TikTok, opining on the state of society and how the other side of the political divide has it all wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-and-handler.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-and-handler.jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-and-handler.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/weezy-and-handler.jpg.jpg?resize=768,548 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We love you, Weezy. 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