Died 2\/11\/21
\nHandler – Officer Angela Carlson<\/p>\n
Police department mourns loss of K-9 Kody<\/p>\n
A Bloomfield Township police dog who retired last year as he continued treatment for cancer has died. K-9 Kody, a German Shepherd, died Feb. 11, just a few weeks before his ninth birthday. A social media post by the Bloomfield Township Police Department states: \u201cThe Bloomfield Township Police Department is mourning the loss of K9 Kody (retired). K9 Kody lived his life protecting and serving our community, even while receiving treatment for cancer. Our thoughts are with Kody\u2019s handler, Officer Carlson. Kody was not only her partner… he was her family. We\u2019ll take the watch from here good boy!\u201dKody\u2019s handler, police officer Angela Carlson, told The Oakland Press last year that Kody was \u201cthe best partner I could have.\u201d \u201cIf I had to say something about Kody, I would thank him for always being by my side and being the best partner I could have. He\u2019s truly a special dog,\u201d she said. In 2019, Kody was diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that\u2019s fairly common in dogs. He went into remission after six months of chemotherapy, but the cancer returned last year and the decision was made to retire Kody in June while he continued treatment. As Kody headed into retirement, Carlson had said he was “still living an otherwise healthy life” and was “a happy dog.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 2\/11\/21 Handler – Officer Angela Carlson Police department mourns loss of K-9 Kody A Bloomfield Township police dog who retired last year as he continued treatment for cancer has died. K-9 Kody, a German Shepherd, died Feb. 11, just a few weeks before his ninth birthday. A social media post by the Bloomfield Township …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-10160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-mi"],"yoast_head":"\n