Died – 5/18/16
Mount Dora Police Department mourning the loss of retired police dog Brisko
Retired K9 dog Brisko has passed away. The Mount Dora Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired police dog, Brisko, a German shepherd who died unexpectedly Wednesday at 11 years old from what is thought to be cancer, officials said. The department is inviting resident s to honor Brisko’s service at a memorial ceremony at 9 a.m. May 27 in the front parking lot of police headquarters at 1300 N. Donnelly St. Brisko served for seven years before retiring in 2014. The department says anyone who wishes can make a donation to the Mount Dora Heroes Foundation K-9 Fund at mountdoraheroesfoundation.com or at police headquarters. Fund proceeds go toward medical expenses of retired K-9s and keeping active K-9s on the Mount Dora force. In 2014, Brisko was nominated to become the city’s first “‘Honorary Canine Mayor of Mount Dora” but lost out to a smaller four-legged candidate, a Chihuahua named Mickie.