Tag Archives: CANADA

Died 1/19/23 Handler – Const. Beitel Luka the Dog of Regina Police Service dies A dog handler with the Regina Police Service (RPS) Canine Unit, is mourning the loss of Luka the dog, who was the force’s first explosive detection dog. “It was a significant loss for the Regina Police Service,” said RPS Const. Neil Beitel. “Very importantly, (he) was …

Died – 1/15/23 1st Handler – Constable Adam Hiebert 2nd Handler – Sgt Scott Edwards Morden’s first Canine PSD Chase passes away Morden’s first Canine Police Service Dog, Chase has passed away, after retiring from her service last Spring. MPS Chief Brad Neduzak shared his thoughts. “It is indeed a sad day here for all of us to see Chase …

Died – 10/26/22 Handler – Const. John Cook Decorated Mississauga, Brampton police dog who helped in 366 arrests mourned One of the Peel Regional Police force’s longest-serving and most highly decorated police dogs has died. Argo, a Belgian Shepherd who helped his partner in the K9 unit, Const. John Cook, make 366 arrests in Mississauga and Brampton since 2013, died …

Died 8/30/22 Handler – Cst. Raj Chopra Peel police dog dies after 7 years of duty in Mississauga, Brampton It’s a sad day for Peel police’s K9 unit, who have just had to say goodbye to one of their long-serving police dogs.Today (Aug. 30), police announced the passing of retired police dog Kaos, who lived to the ripe old age …

Handler – Sgt. Robert Nilles Ottawa police announce death of K-9 Gussy, about a month after retirement The Ottawa Police Department announced Monday the death of retired K-9 Gussy. Gussy retired from the department about a month ago, after serving along side her partner Police Sgt. Robert Nilles for nine years.Gussy had retired because of health issues and lived with …

Saskatoon Police Service Dog dies Saskatoon Police Service is saying farewell to one of its canine members.Viper died due to an off-duty medical emergency, according to police. He was eight years old.”Viper enjoyed a successful career in both patrol and narcotic detection with several hundred deployments over the nearly seven years that he served,” SPS said in post on social …

Died – 5/11/22 Handler – Const. Marc Seiller Police mourning death of retired Police Service Dog Finn The Medicine Hat Police Service has announced that Police Service Dog Finn passed away yesterday. Finn served the community with his partner Const. Marc Seiller from 2014-2017. During Finn’s career, he was deployed 103 times resulting in 29 criminal apprehensions. Along with his …

Died 4/5/22 Winnipeg Police Dog Nero passes away Winnipeg Police announced that former Police Service Dog Nero passed away on on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Nero was certified in Explosive Detection May 2017 and received certification with the National Order Recognition Testing program through the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in the United States. Nero had been paired …

Handler – D/Cst Kevin Dunlop Durham Police say goodbye to one of their own after death of police service dog Storm Durham Regional Police are saying goodbye to a good boy after the death of Police Service Dog (PSD) Storm last weekend surrounded by his handler, D/Cst Kevin Dunlop, and his family.Storm served in the DRPS K-9 Unit for only …

Winnipeg K9 Cop Dies The Winnipeg Police Service has announced the death of one of its canine officers. Police Service Dog Mya passed away after retiring in 2019. She was trained and worked as a specialty narcotics detector with two different handlers during her tenure. Mya was also an integral part of the WPS litter program.