Died – 12\/1\/16<\/p>\n
Beloved K-9 deputy “Champ” dies<\/p>\n
The Floyd County Sheriff\u2019s Office lost one of its beloved deputies, K-9 Deputy \u201cChamp\u201d on Thursday, December 1. Deputy Champ had been medically retired since October 2011. He was gifted to the Floyd County Sheriff\u2019s Office by former Pepperell Middle School teacher Marilynn Etheridge. Mrs. Etheridge donated Champ in honor of her husband after his passing from cancer in 2005. Champ, who had been the Etheridge\u2019s family pet, was initially trained at the Alabama Canine Law Enforcement Officer\u2019s Training Center, Inc. Over the course of his career Deputy Champ received several certifications: Alacanine, National Narcotic Detector Dog Association, Law Enforcement Training System, and North American Police Working Dog Association. Champ\u2019s service numbers are incredible. He had over 13,000 community contacts in his first year of service and a career average of more than 200 demonstrations annually The Sheriff\u2019s Office will honor the service of the K-9 Deputy by retiring his call number. Please keep our K-9 Handler and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 12\/1\/16 Beloved K-9 deputy “Champ” dies The Floyd County Sheriff\u2019s Office lost one of its beloved deputies, K-9 Deputy \u201cChamp\u201d on Thursday, December 1. Deputy Champ had been medically retired since October 2011. He was gifted to the Floyd County Sheriff\u2019s Office by former Pepperell Middle School teacher Marilynn Etheridge. Mrs. Etheridge donated …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2511,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-2509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ga"],"yoast_head":"\n