Died \u2013 6\/27\/21
\nHandler – Lt. Corey Andersen<\/p>\n
Omro honors and remembers police K9 that passed away unexpectedly<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a tough year for police K9s in Northeast Wisconsin. At least six dogs, two of which were retired, have passed away since the beginning of the year. The most recent was in Omro. Thursday was a somber day in Omro as K9 Ando was laid to rest. The 9-year veteran of the police department, partnered with Lt. Corey Andersen, passed away on June 27. \u201cAfter his shift he came home, was fine. His handler was woken up by him about two hours later and the dog was breathing heavy and just laid down and passed away,\u201d says Omro Police Chief Joe Schuster. The department\u2019s first K9, Ando, was so well known that it\u2019s no surprise dozens of people lined the streets to pay their respects. Police officers and sheriff\u2019s deputies from multiple agencies, along with state troopers and members of the local fire department, joined, too. The procession through town was a way to honor Ando for his years of service. Chief Schuster adds, \u201cHe was a dual purpose dog, so he did drug detection and tracking. He\u2019s going to be hard to replace. He just fit in well with our community.\u201d Ando is just the latest in a string of working K9s that have passed away. \u201cCorey, Officer Andersen and his dog, Ando, they started around the same time that I started with my dog and my dog recently passed away in October, so I know what it\u2019s like, unexpectedly something like this. It\u2019s tough on you,\u201d says Winnebago County Deputy Robert Zill. In addition to Franz, Deputy Zill\u2019s dog that passed away late last year, police departments in Appleton and Fond du Lac have each lost dogs recently, as well as the Door County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Deputy Zill from Winnebago County says it\u2019s all just tragic coincidence, adding, \u201cThey do what they love and they\u2019re going to do it right til the end and I think that\u2019s why sometimes it\u2019s so unexpected because we don\u2019t know they\u2019re hurting. They come to work, they love it, they do and then when their body can\u2019t take it anymore I think they just, that\u2019s when they give up.\u201dBut only after a job so well done because in valor there is hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died \u2013 6\/27\/21 Handler – Lt. Corey Andersen Omro honors and remembers police K9 that passed away unexpectedly It\u2019s been a tough year for police K9s in Northeast Wisconsin. At least six dogs, two of which were retired, have passed away since the beginning of the year. The most recent was in Omro. Thursday was …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10889,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-10887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-wi"],"yoast_head":"\n