Died – 6\/18\/23<\/p>\n
Lucky the 3-year-old arson dog dies unexpectedly<\/p>\n
A 3-year-old English Lab arson dog that assisted with many local fire investigations has died unexpectedly. \u201cIt is with heavy hearts and lots of tears that I write this post. This weekend we experienced the sudden loss of my accelerant-detection K-9, Lucky,\u201d said Darrick Scott, fire chief for the Sugar Creek Fire department. Lucky, who had been on the job for just over a year, replaced Blaze, who retired and is part of Scott\u2019s family. Lucky was assigned to the Sugar Creek Fire Department, Terre Haute Fire Department, Vigo County Search and Rescue and Vigo County Sheriff\u2019s Office. \u201cNot only was he a canine for the public, but he was a member of my family. Lucky was a dog that never knew a stranger,\u201d Scott wrote on social media. \u201cHe worked hard, but he loved harder. He was the most affectionate, energetic, and curious dog I\u2019ve ever met. There was never a dull moment and he always had me laughing and trying to keep up with him. \u201dLucky got sick June 12, and a local vet recommended he be taken to Indianapolis. A lot of testing and surgery took place \u201cto figure out what was going on,\u201d Scott said.On Saturday, when they couldn\u2019t keep Lucky stable, he was rushed to Purdue. \u201cOn Sunday morning, Father\u2019s Day, I got the call he had died\u201d from cardiac arrest, Scott said. An animal autopsy, called a necropsy, will take place. \u201cRight now I have no cause of death. It was very sudden. There was no warning. No nothing. That\u2019s where we are at,\u201d Scott said. Lucky did get lethargic, which was not normal for the energetic lab. Last week, Lucky got anemic and had to have multiple blood transfusions. \u201cWe\u2019re really at a loss,\u201d Scott said.As a fire dog, Lucky was certified by Jordan Detection K-9 and was used by many fire departments throughout the Wabash Valley, Scott said. He thanked the Gibson Family Foundation and Duke Energy for their support of Lucky and Todd Jordan and Nicole Beckwith-Dyer for training Lucky in accelerant detection. Scott said it looks very favorable that he will be able to get another arson dog in the future. \u201cLucky will be missed and never forgotten, but I think he would want us to move on and look for another dog to fill that role for the Wabash Valley, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 6\/18\/23 Lucky the 3-year-old arson dog dies unexpectedly A 3-year-old English Lab arson dog that assisted with many local fire investigations has died unexpectedly. \u201cIt is with heavy hearts and lots of tears that I write this post. This weekend we experienced the sudden loss of my accelerant-detection K-9, Lucky,\u201d said Darrick Scott, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-14238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-in"],"yoast_head":"\n