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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.

Handler – Cst. Hall Guelph police dog suddenly passes away at age 3 A three-year-old Belgian Malinois who served with the Guelph Police Service has passed away.The service announced on Friday that the police service dog (PSD) named Jett was admitted to a veterinary hospital with extreme pain and remained there for five days.  “He was diagnosed with numerous serious medical …

K9 Dutch – Died 9/1/21 Handler – Constable Colin Manson  Dutch, a four-year member of the PSD (commonly called the K9 unit) died of natural causes. During his career, Dutch and his K9 handler went on 650 calls and participated in 67 arrests.The five-year-old German shepherd will be missed and remembered by his friend, handler and partner, Constable Colin Manson …

Died – 8/18/21 Handler – PC Jim Stephenson  Police canine hero Ozzy passes away A retired hero with the Durham Regional Police Canine Unit has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. Ozzy, who served for more than nine years, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 18 with his handler PC Jim Stephenson and family by his side. In a tweet, the Canine …

Died 7/8/21 BC RCMP shoot knifeman dead after police dog stabbed to death The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) has been called to the scene of an incident near Campbell River that left both a man and RCMP service dog Gator dead. On Thursday, just before 9:00 a.m., a Campbell River RCMP officer tried to stop a …