Titanium fanged dog was part of the crew that took down Bin Laden!

It's been reported that a military dog accompanied the Navy SEAL team that took out Osama bin Laden.

Probably a German shepherd or a Belgian Malinois, breeds that boast "the best overall combination of keen sense of smell, endurance, speed, strength, courage, intelligence and adaptability to almost any climatic condition," according to a military fact sheet cited in The New York Times. The dog was no doubt awesome, but knowing the exact breed is very important to breeders who are eager to claim the hero canine as one of their own.

The identity of the dog, like those of the 79 SEALs, has not been made public, but that hasn't stopped everyone from wondering about it. The Times of London pointed out that military dogs can sniff out explosives and booby-traps, and that "a shepherd or a Malinois runs twice as fast as a human." Meaning that if bin Laden had tried to escape on foot, the dog could have prevented his getaway. British tabloid The Sun reports, in a kind of endearingly breathless way, that military dogs "have been trained to jump from aircraft at 25,000ft.," but that the one in Abbottabad was likely "strapped to an assault team member" and lowered on a rope from a Black Hawk helicopter.

The sensory perception brought by these dogs in a wartime situation is unparalleled. "The capability they bring to the fight cannot be replicated by man or machine," General David H. Petraeus said last year, calling for more use of dogs.

But the coolest thing about these guys? Many SEAL dogs come equipped with "titanium fangs capable of ripping through enemy protective armor," at a cost of "about $2,000 a tooth."

Siemper Fido.