Handler – Master CPO Richard Howald<\/p>\n
Beloved K9 dies after 9 years of service <\/p>\n
K9 Scout was a yellow Labrador Retriever who served as a K9 for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. She arrived as part of the three-dog K9 team in 2011 which started the current DWR K9 program. DWR Conservation Police and Master CPO Richard Howald worked with Scout from 2011 to 2018, and she was a part of his family for 12 years.”When we got her, my kids were going off to school, and they\u2019re in high school now,\u201d said Howald. \u201cShe was great at tracking and locating evidence. She located many missing kids and Alzheimer\u2019s patients. It\u2019s one thing to find a criminal, but when you can find missing people and help them, it\u2019s even more rewarding.\u201d Scout’s hard work helping out on the K9 team was cut short temporarily in September 2017, when she was diagnosed with cancer in her hind left leg. The leg was amputated shortly after, but even the loss of a limb didn’t stop Scout from going back to work. She rejoined the K9 team for six more months before retiring at her scheduled retirement date in Spring 2018.From then on she lived with Howlad’s family as a pet, enjoying her well-earned life of comfort in retirement. \u201cShe was one of those dogs that worked hard when she was working, but you\u2019d never know it just from meeting her. She was pretty laid-back; she took it easy until it was time to work,\u201d Howald said of Scout. \u201cI\u2019d still run her every once in a while, have her find some articles, just to keep her happy and moving, but she mostly just hung out at our house.\u201dOn August 17 K9 Scout died at 13 years old. Her loss will be remembered by all she helped save and protect Virginia’s citizens and wildlife, especially by Howald and his family as a reliable coworker and beloved companion.\u201cThese working dogs become part of the family,\u201d Howald said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Master CPO Richard Howald Beloved K9 dies after 9 years of service K9 Scout was a yellow Labrador Retriever who served as a K9 for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. She arrived as part of the three-dog K9 team in 2011 which started the current DWR K9 program. DWR Conservation Police and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-12715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-va"],"yoast_head":"\n