K9 Memorials

Died – 3/17/17 Service dog shot and killed at Auckland Airport after delaying 16 morning flights Auckland Airport staff say they had no option but to fatally shoot a dog on Friday morning. A runaway airport service dog, called Grizz, was shot on Friday morning after it delayed more than a dozen flights. The airport earlier said the dog had …

Died – 3/16/17 1ST Handler – Deputy Andrew Heath 2nd Handler – Deputy Randy Martin Deputy mourns the passing of his K-9 partner Jovi, a 13-year-old retired police dog, woke up Thursday and stumbled around the house, struggling to keep up with buddy and partner, Tippecanoe County sheriff’s Deputy Randy Martin. When Martin let him outside, Jovi kept falling. Sadly, …

Died – 3/15/17 Handler – Officer Timothy Ullrich CPWDA is sad to announce the that Officer Tim Ullrich lost his K9 partner Jori today. Tim & K9 Jori were with the Great Barrington Police Department ( MA ). Both joined the CPWDA on 2/12/13 and were members for 4 years. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Ullrich, his …

Died – 3/14/17 Handler – Officer Jim Miltenberger Most active’ ACPD explosives-detection K9 Boomer dies For the past three years, when the community needed extra protection, Boomer, an explosives detection dog with the police department, always seemed to be there. The 10-year-old black Labrador who was with the department for almost four years had to be euthanized last week after …

Died – Handler – Deputy Jay O’Neil Retired K-9 Hunter passes away after brief illness The Dane County Sheriff’s Office says it has lost one of its retired K-9 deputies. K-9 Hunter passed away after a brief illness, deputies say. After more than 26 years, Deputy Jay O’Neil retired in December. His partner, K-9 Hunter, retired at that time as …

Died – 3/11/17 1st Handler – Sgt. Darin Morgan 2nd Handler – Deputy Darryl Beebe Garfield County Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of Retired K-9 Lux Garfield County Sheriff’s Office lost retired K-9 Officer Lux on Saturday. “Garfield County Sheriff’s Department regrets to announce the passing of retired K-9 Lux, today at 1000 hours,” Sheriff Jerry Niles said. “K-9 Lux …

Died 3/11/17 1ST hANDLER – Sgt. Jason Nall 2ND hANDLER – Deputy Erik McGlothin K9 Max mourned by Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office retired K9 deputy Max died on March 11 after succumbing to complications from brain cancer. Max was a Belgian Malanois born on Jan. 28, 2006 in the Netherlands. He began his service with CCSO …

Died – 3/9/17 Handler – Officer Jeff Dorn K-9 dies after surgery, 2nd loss for human partner Dorn’s last K-9 partner was killed in the line of duty in 2014 The Portland Police Department lost one of its K-9 officers this week after he experienced complications from surgery. Rico, a 3-year-old German Shepherd, was euthanized Thursday night. Rico was born …

Died – 3/9/17 Handler – Officer Denise Lemen-Sipp Hillsboro police K-9 Odie euthanized after battle with cancer Hillsboro Police Department personnel said farewell to one of their own last night. HPD K9 Odie passed away March 9 after his handler, Officer Denise Lemen-Sipp, discovered her longtime partner had developed cancer. “For a working dog, Odie lasted a long time,” HPD …

Handler – Kyle Smith Soldier drapes American flag over military dog partner’s body after he is put down “Through better or worse.” That was the motto of a U.S. Air Force soldier when he held his beloved German shepherd that served alongside him until the very end. Bodza, an 11-year-old military working dog, was put down last week due to …