 Memorials
to Fallen K-9s 2010-F
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Memorials
to Fallen K-9s 2010-F
The
F.A.S.T. Co. donates sets of memorial cards to all partners |
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In
Loving Memory of
K9 FUDGE December 9, 2010 
Handler:
Leicestershire Police
( England )
Police
dog dies chasing ducks on frozen lake
In
Loving Memory of
Handler: Officer Leif E. Henry Allentown police dog losing battle to cancer
Allentown Police K-9 Officer Leif E. Henry and his partner,
Falko, shown in April, 2004.
Falko, the Allentown police dog who had his spleen removed in late October, has lost his battle to cancer and will have to be euthanized on Thursday after his condition worsened, doctors said. Doctors at Valley Central Veterinary Referral Center in Whitehall discovered a ruptured tumor on Falko's spleen and performed emergency surgery to remove it on Oct. 27. Falko was released to his handler, Officer Leif Henry, after three days at the veterinarian center. In the following weeks, under the care of Dr. Ronald Hodges, doctors began chemotherapy treatment on Falko and he appeared to be responding well, said Allyson Tolliver, Valley Central's hospital administrator. Falko's condition improved enough that he was able to return to work, she said. Since then, the cancer discovered in his spleen spread to his liver and now even further, she said. Tolliver said Falko will be euthanized at the veterinary center, which will be followed by a police procession. Falko has been with the department since 2003 and has made several dramatic arrests in recent years. This summer, he chased down and caught an armed man in east Allentown, biting the suspect during the arrest. Two years ago, he chased down a hit-and-run suspect, leaving his mark when the suspect failed to comply. Submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA In
Loving Memory of
October
26, 2010
Handler: Zeke
Sena Inman
Security - American Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan
Filo says
goodbye after years of service
Filo,
a service dog that once had carried out security detail at the
American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, was euthanized
after cancer was found in his liver.
Filo had
some health problems in recent months, evident from his slowing
steps and rapid weight gain, but no one knew the extent of them
until he went into surgery two weeks ago today. Indeed, tumors
peppered the liver of the 10-year-old German Shepherd, a service
dog that once had carried out security detail at the American
embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The unfortunate discovery
prompted two Las Cruces veterinarians to recommend that Filo be
euthanized. And his owners, after hearing the diagnosis, agreed.
"We said
our good-byes to him," said Filo's owner, Zeke Sena Inman of Las
Cruces. "He was a good trooper until the very end, such a loving
guy." Though the dog's life spanned just a decade, Filo -
pronounced "FEE-low" - was well-traveled. He was born in
Germany, where he was placed in a foster home in preparation to
become a service dog, and was taken from there to Holland for
his "basic training," said Inman, 59, a retired staff sergeant
for
the Las Cruces Police Department.
Eventually, Filo was selected by a U.S. company that trains such
canines for security work and was transported to Texas, he said.
Next, Filo was assigned to the U.S. Department of State and
worked at the embassy in Kabul, from 2002 to 2005, right around
the start and escalation of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Inman
said Filo, trained as a search and guard dog, patrolled the
building and grounds of the embassy. The discovery of a spinal
problem - Filo started wincing as he carried out training
maneuvers - led to the canine's retirement.
That's when Inman and his
wife, Bridget Inman, also a former police department employee,
entered the picture. Zeke Inman was the officer responsible for
launching LCPD's first dog unit in 1991, where he gained
expertise in handling security canines. Though he retired from
the department in 2002, he said he maintained a special place in
his heart for German Shepherds. So, nearly five years ago, when
the Inmans were offered the chance to adopt Filo, they took it.
And the former security dog moved into the Inmans' Las Cruces household, alongside the couple's two chihuahuas. Zeke Inman said the 65-pound Filo, despite being much larger, got along well with the smaller dogs. Filo's protective nature continued to be apparent in the home. Zeke Inman said if he was in one room of the house and his wife was in another, the dog would pace back and forth between, checking on them. Plus, Filo shadowed Zeke. "If I got up from my home office and walked into the kitchen, he was constantly right there," he said. "I miss that." Filo was trained to fetch the morning newspaper. And though the dog had German roots, it developed a penchant for tortillas and red chile. "When we would string ristras, Filo would abscond with several raw red chiles, wolf them down and not even be phased by it," Zeke Inman wrote in an e-mail. Inman, who speaks German, was able to address Filo in the language in which the dog was trained. Strangely enough, when Filo was set to be euthanized on Oct. 26, one of the veterinary technicians on duty was German and spoke to the dog in that language. The Inmans opted to have Filo cremated at Getz Funeral Home. Zeke Inman said he was surprised and grateful to learn that the business cremates the remains of service dogs for free. Lucille Getz, of Getz Funeral Home, said she appreciates the work that service dogs do, helping to keep people safe. And the Inmans should be recognized, too, for taking Filo in, she said. "What Filo did and Zeke and Bridget did is much larger than what we did," she said. Though sad, Zeke Inman said he's on the lookout to adopt another retired service canine. "They do risk their lives. They're focused on their jobs, and they love doing it, too," he said. "In their latter years, whatever family takes them in, it's important they show them a lot of love." submitted by: Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory
of
K9 FOX
August
15, 2010
Handler: Deputy
Joe Shanes
Lauderdale County
Sheriff Office
200 South Court
Street,
Florence, AL
35630-5659
TEL.
Police Dog Dies in Heat
The death
of a deputy's canine partner to heat stroke in Lauderdale County
has served as a reminder that the sweltering temperatures across
Alabama can affect pets as well as humans. The 11-year-old
tracking dog, named Fox, had been the partner of Deputy Joe
Shanes since arriving as a 9-month-old pup. Fox had seemed
normal and playful Sunday morning but was found limp and
unresponsive and died that night after being taken to a vet in
Decatur. Lauderdale County Sheriff Ronnie Willis said Fox was
like a member of the department. A large black bow was placed on
the door of the sheriff's office Monday in memory of the canine
partner.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA In Loving Memory
of (help with info) Handler:
Brenda McNeely In Loving
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