article_snippet: So having to say goodbye is always going to be heartbreaking.
article_snippet: Such was the sad situation faced by the 802nd Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas recently, when a beloved member of their unit, MWD Daysi, had to be euthanized for an aggressive form of cancer and a malignant tumor.
article_snippet: Heartbroken: Senior Airman Chelsea LaFever says goodbye to MWD Daysi, who had to be euthanized at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas due to an aggressive form of cancer .
article_snippet: Paul Olmos, the military working dog handler assigned MWD Daysi since last year, plays with his partner one last time before she was euthanized on February 27, 2015 .
article_snippet: Euthanasia of MWDs is a last resort and we try to approach every option available before it comes to that,' 'Most of our dogs get adopted out or continue on with our dogs service in a civilian police department.'
highlights_snippet: euthanized at the base on February 27 .
  