Handler – PSD Rizo ‘Rest easy big fella’; veteran police dog dies at 14 “Yesterday, we said goodbye to PSD Axle,” tweeted former canine colleague PSD Rizo’s human handler. “He passed away at the age of 14. He served proudly for the Ottawa police canine unit for 9 years. “Rest easy big fella.” The city police K9 unit has 11 …
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Retired Halifax Regional Police service dog dies A retired Halifax Regional Police service dog has died. On Friday, the Twitter account for the Halifax Regional Police K9-Unit announced that the recently retired Epic had died. Police say Epic served with the HRP for six years and had enjoyed retirement with his handler and the handler’s family. The K9-Unit thanked the …
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Handler – Sgt. Vivian Halton police K9, Parker, dies weeks after retirement Halton police took to Twitter to announce some sad news — one of their recently retired Police Service Dogs has died. “We are devastated to share that our universally loved PSD Parker has passed, and our thoughts are with his best friend and handler, Sgt. Tara Vivian,” the …
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Handler – Const. Chad Malanowich Saskatoon police say goodbye to Giant Schnauzer patrol dog The first Giant Schnauzer to ever be trained for police work in Canada has died. Tyr, a canine officer with the Saskatoon Police Service, was the first of his breed to become a full-fledged patrol dog in the country, according to Saskatoon police. The police force …
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Died – 3/8/19 Handler – Const. Scott Mitchler Edmonton police mourn the loss of service dog Jackal The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is mourning the loss of one of their top performing canine officers Friday after a medical episode during his shift resulted in the discovery of cancer throughout his body. Nine-year-old police service dog Jackal, a purebred German shepherd …
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DIED 2/14/19 HANDLER – Sgt.Blair Steer ONE OF ONTARIO’S MOST HEROIC POLICE DOGS HAS DIED AND PEOPLE ARE DEVASTATED In a heartbreaking announcement on February 14th, York Regional Police took to twitter to share that one of their most beloved and accomplished members of their Canine Unit, Duke, had passed. Duke had contributed 7 years of service to the police …
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Died – 12/17/18 Handler – Sgt. David Bessason Winnipeg Police Service dog Dante dies One of Winnipeg’s canine finest has passed away. Police Service Dog Dante died Monday, about a year and a half after he retired from the Winnipeg Police Service. He and his handler, Sgt. David Bessason, retired on May 27, 2017. Dante was born Feb. 3, 2009 …
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Handler – Sgt. Calvin Ewer Retired police service dog dies after eight years with VicPD Bondo, who worked with the unit from December 2010 until May 2018, was 9 years old. Bondo’s handler, Sgt. Calvin Ewer, said the German Shepherd “loved every aspect of being a working dog” and shared a birthday with Ewer’s daughter. “He made a real connection …
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Died 10/30/18 Handler – Cst. Matt Tomlin Retired Police Dog Ronin Passes Away The South Simcoe Police Service is saddened to announce the death of one of its beloved canine crime fighters. Retired PSD Ronin passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. He was 13 years old. Ronin hung up his police collar in 2015 after serving the communities of …
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Died – 8/15/18 Handler – PC Cooper Barrie Police mourns loss of retired service dog, Tex It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of retired Barrie Police service dog (PSD) Tex. Sadly, Tex passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 13. From 2006 to 2015, he bravely served the City of Barrie with pride and loyalty. …
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