Died 2\/6\/22<\/p>\n
Handler – Lt. Seth Boudreaux<\/p>\n
Retired Terrebonne K9 dies after years of service<\/strong><\/p>\n The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff\u2019s Office bid farewell this week to one of its retired K9s. K9 Ilka, who retired in late 2019, died Feb. 6 at the age of 10.\u00a0 After joining the Sheriff\u2019s Office in 2011, Ilka completed her training and was assigned to the uniform patrol division in 2012 and became Lt. Seth Boudreaux\u2019s faithful partner. \u201cDuring this time they established a bond like no other, they spent more time together than apart,\u201d the Sheriff\u2019s Office said Thursday. \u201cIlka was entered into many competitions for several years and placed every time in narcotics and patrol functions within NNDDA (National Narcotics Detections Dog Association). Ilka was truly great at what she did and loved to work.\u201d During her eight-year tenure on the force, Ilka won multiple individual and team awards and helped apprehend many suspects including those wanted for murder and other violent crimes, the Sheriff\u2019s Office said. She also helped remove hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs off the streets including marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin, officials said. Ilka apprehended 12 drug suspects during her years of service.\u00a0 She helped carry out search warrants and other searches, where her focus was razor-sharp, the Sheriff\u2019s Office said.\u00a0 After retiring from the force at the age of 10, Ilka continued her service to the community by teaching other dogs how to become service K9s, the Sheriff\u2019s Office said. She remained with Boudreaux and his family until she died.\u00a0 In an interview in 2020, Boudreaux said police dogs have the same authority as their human partners. \u201cThey\u2019re more like partners than anything,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re commissioned through the state of Louisiana as deputies, so they hold the same power as us. We use them on a day-to-day basis. For us, these bonds are very important. We spend more time with these dogs than we do with our own families.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Died 2\/6\/22 Handler – Lt. Seth Boudreaux Retired Terrebonne K9 dies after years of service The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff\u2019s Office bid farewell this week to one of its retired K9s. K9 Ilka, who retired in late 2019, died Feb. 6 at the age of 10.\u00a0 After joining the Sheriff\u2019s Office in 2011, Ilka completed her …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-11882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-la"],"yoast_head":"\n