Police Service Dog ‘Riley’ Loses Cancer Battle Died 10/6/15 Handler – Constable Jeff Katcher It’s a tough day for Winnipeg police. One of the dogs in their K9 unit has died from cancer Oct 6. Riley was five years old and had been working with Constable Jeff Katcher since 2012. K9 unit trainer Patrol Sgt. Wally Antoniuk says it’s tough …
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K9 Treo – MWD
Died – Oct 2015` Handler – Sgt. Dave Heyhoe A war veteran mourning the loss of the dog who stood by his side while he was deployed in Afghanistan commemorated his partner with a tattoo which incorporated the dog’s ashes. “I will lay down my life for you and expect nothing but love in return,” says the tattoo, under the …
Read More »K9 Rusty – Bainbridge Island, Washington
Died – 10/1/15 Handler – Officer Dale Johnson Bainbridge Island mourns police dog Rusty Islanders are saying their final farewells to Bainbridge Island’s furriest, and possibly friendliest, police officer. Rusty, a retired police dog, was euthanized Thursday because of bone cancer. He was about 13 years old. The chocolate Lab mix retired from the force in 2013, after nine years …
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Died – 9/30/15 K9 Fairga Passes away Sad news from the Orange Beach Police Department this afternoon. Retired K9 Officer Fairga passed away this morning, according to the Orange Beach Police Department. Fairga was a full-blooded German Shepard born in the Czech Republic in 2005. He worked with the city from 2006-2014. He was 10-years-old when he passed away.
Read More »K9 Grendel – Fond du Lac Wisconsin
Died – 9/30/15 Handler – Officer Ryan Williams Beloved Police K-9 is Put Down Former Fond du Lac Police K9 Grendel was put down today. His long-time partner Officer Ryan Williams says it was a tough thing to do, but the right thing to do for the 12-year-old German Sheppard who had developed nerve problems in his back. Grendel and …
Read More »K9 Falco – Hampton, Virginia
Died – 9/28/15 1st Handler – Officer Tom Hendrickson 2nd Handler – Officer Brian Williams 3rd Handler – Officer Brian Boyd Hampton police mourning loss of K-9 Falko Hampton Police Division is mourning the loss of one of their four-legged companions. Falko II, a K-9 German shepherd for Hampton police, passed away on Monday. “He was by far one of …
Read More »K9 Bronson – Akron, Ohio
Died – 9/25/15 Handler – Officer Jeff Edsall Akron Police Department mourns loss of beloved K9 The Akron Police Department announced the loss of a beloved K9. The K9, Bronson, died from a hemangiosarcoma tumor on his liver. He passed away in his sleep Friday morning. Bronson was a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois. He joined the department in June 2010. He …
Read More »K9 Dirk – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died 9/25/15 Handler – Officer Glenn Bogert A salute to a fallen K-9 “He had my back. He was the coolest partner,” said Glenn Bogert, who worked with the 100-pound German shepherd in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police from 2006, when the dog was 18 months old, until Memorial Day 2014, when Dirk retired four months after his 9th birthday. …
Read More »K9 Caras – MWD
Died – 9/25/15 Handler – Leon Ingersoll Adpted By – Amanda Hall Retired service dog gets honorable sendoff It was a decision Amanda Hall, 24, felt unworthy to make. Who was she to say when it was time for a hero to go? A hero — that’s how she came to know Caras, the Belgian Malinois who had been trained …
Read More »K9 Cib – Aurora, Illinois
Died – 9/21/15 Handler – Sgt. Mike Prudenti Retired Aurora Police K9 Dies Aurora Police Department’s first ever K9 police officer has gone to police dog heaven. Sgt. Mike Prudenti says K9 Cib died on Monday of medical complications. The German shepherd was 12 years old. Cib was born in the Czech Republic in 2003. He was brought to the …
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