Kimberly Hawks kneels with her medical alert dog, Zeuss, an 18-month-old German shepherd June 22 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Ms. Hawks obtained Zeuss from a breeder in Seattle after detailed research about medical dogs and their services. Zeuss comes from an accomplished canine family; his parents are both champion show dogs, and his brother is a drug detection dog in Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Connie L. Bias)