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The article informs on a bronze, life-size Belgian Malinois statue located in front of Round Rock, Texas, Police Department (RRPD) headquarters. It mentions the monument acknowledges the service and sacrifice of the RRPD's K-9 dog, ashes of the department's deceased K-9s are in its base, and their names are etched on the outside to commemorate their service.

The article focuses on the developmental training of the military working dogs (MWD) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). It highlights the improvement of the bite work and detection skills of three Belgian Malinois MWD named Rrespect, Rruuk, and Rroddie which are considered junior high and high school for the DOD MWD. Dr. Stewart Hilliard, the MWD logistics chief, also notes that the dogs are products of the best breeding program and they could be used to breed fine dogs in the future.

The article offers information on the Belgian Malinois and military working puppies in training at the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Breeding Program at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. It focuses on the military puppy named Rrespect which was described as a smart child who wants to explore every corner of everything. It also mentions that Rrespect and her other siblings were named in the "R" litter to show that they were bred through Lackland's breeding program.

The author reflects on the 8 Belgian Malinois puppies who were featured in the military working dog series of the periodical "Airman." He mentions that the working dog series was designed to follow the puppies from birth until they became trained military working dogs. He also notes that it was hard to imagine the works of the puppies' trainers and foster parents in developing them for their important work in their future.