Died 6\/19\/22
\nHandler \u2013 Officer Kara Hancock<\/p>\n
Orem police mourn death of K-9 Dug from sudden medical complications<\/p>\n
Orem police are mourning the loss of police service dog Dug, who died unexpectedly Sunday after six years with police department. \u201cIt is with broken hearts we share the unexpected passing of PSD K9 Dug due to sudden medical complications,\u201d the Orem Police Department announced Tuesday on its Facebook page.\u201cDug passionately served the city of Orem for six years. Dug couldn\u2019t wait to load up in the truck and head to work with his mom, Officer Kara Hancock,\u201d the post continues.\u201cDug prided himself in standing watch while mom made traffic stops. He never took his eyes off her while she was outside of the truck. Dug didn\u2019t care to ride all the way back in the kennel \u2014 he preferred to stand in the open slider with one paw on mom\u2019s arm,\u201d according to the Facebook post.Orem police said Dug was a \u201cphenomenal narcotics dog,\u201d ranking at \u201cthe top of his class.\u201d\u201cDug\u2019s service in Orem and surrounding cities aided in getting both criminals and drugs off the street. Dug loved to hunt for drugs and had impeccable skills \u2014 nothing deterred him from playing his favorite hunting games,\u201d the post states.Dug also enjoyed visiting schools, \u201creveling in all the cheers and high energy,\u201d according to the Facebook post.Police say Dug will be missed for his loving nature.\u201cEveryone at Orem PD will miss him running through the station, shoving himself into their legs for a good ear scratchin\u2019. On his days off, Dug enjoyed sitting on the porch at home with mom, enjoying a nice cup of joe,\u201d the post continues.\u201cDug will be greatly missed here in Orem. Thank you K9 Dug for your countless hours of service and dedicated heart in keeping the public, your fellow officers, and your mom safe.\u201dThe Facebook post lists Dug\u2019s end of watch at 8:53 p.m. Sunday, June 19, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 6\/19\/22 Handler \u2013 Officer Kara Hancock Orem police mourn death of K-9 Dug from sudden medical complications Orem police are mourning the loss of police service dog Dug, who died unexpectedly Sunday after six years with police department. \u201cIt is with broken hearts we share the unexpected passing of PSD K9 Dug due to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-12472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ut"],"yoast_head":"\n