K9 Bull – Fishers, Indiana

Died – 3/19/25
1st Handler – Sgt. Chris Owens
2nd Handler – Lt. Kyle McFerran

Retired Fishers PD K-9 Bull dies at 14

The Fishers Police Department is mourning the loss of K-9 Bull.The retired K-9 died peacefully Wednesday, March 19, at age 14 “while surrounded by the FPD K-9 Unit and several other handlers from neighboring agencies the department said.Fishers PD said Bull was a dual purpose explosive detection/patrol K-9 that served the department from 2013-19. Sgt. Chris Owens was Bull’s initial handler, and Bull finished his career with Lt. Kyle McFerran.After his 2019 retirement, Bull lived with Lt. McFerran’s family. “K9 Bull had a very successful career, locating numerous missing and wanted subjects and conducting many explosive sweeps at various high profile and local events,” the department said. “FPD thanks Bull for his service to our community and our thoughts are with the McFerran Family.”

Tags

Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
| Old Memorials | Site Map
Copyright © 1973 - 2025 Louise Krause Memorials to Fallen K-9's Hosted By PC-GEEK Site Maintained BY Jim Cortina