THEY say dogs are a man's best friend and soldier Natasha Ward said she would certainly trust this one with her life.The 20-year-old, of Ilkeston, has been deployed to Afghanistan to provide security – in the company of four-year-old springer spaniel Sam.Private Ward, a vehicle search dog-handler in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, is serving at the patrol base, Folad, in Helmand province, and is responsible for inspecting any non-military vehicles which enter there.And Sam helps her by...
