Melton's Defence Animal Centre is on the look out for paw recruits to work across the world on search missions and patrols.
Major Peter Downing said: "We are looking for German shepherds and gun dogs such as springer spaniels in particular but we
will consider any breeds.
"They are a very valuable asset. At the moment, the most public use of dogs is in Afghanistan but they are also on Royal Air Force bases, at the Ministry of Defence, army units and more. Where there are forces serving there will be dogs.
"I can't say the dogs aren't in danger, particularly in a war zone, but the incidence involving injury are very low. In the last few years there has been one death and last year a dog became ill because it ate something it shouldn't have."
Any dogs between the age of one and three years old will be considered to carry out a range of roles in the forces.
German shepherds are the most common breed for patrol dogs because they have a naturally protective instinct but also have a presence which will deter attackers.
Springer spaniels, labradors and even cross breeds are needed for searching out arms and explosives.
They have a full health check before they are approved and paid for by the DAC.
But the animals are well looked after and enjoy their work despite kennels at the camp declared unfit for use last year.
Maj Downing said: "It is the dogs' whole lives, they get pleasure out of it. They are doing a job, but to them it is more than that. We keep them to a strict code called the Five Freedoms.
"At the moment many of them are housed in local, private kennels and are bussed in every day to work. We are improving our kennels but these things don't happen over night."
And like their two-legged colleagues, the dogs retire.
Maj Downing said: "Just like humans, they become less active as they get older and the more physical they have been means the more joints become stiff. They still have to have a good quality of life but we have no shortage of people who take care of them when they retire."
Anyone interested in giving their dog to the DAC should visit www.yourcountryneedsyourdog.co.uk or call (01664) 418615 or 418668.
