Died 11\/28\/17
\nHandler – Officer Back<\/p>\n
Polk County officers honor K9, diagnosed with cancer, one last time<\/p>\n
When Lakeland police found out he was diagnosed with cancer, they were heartbroken. Remy\u2019s family made the decision for him to no longer suffer, and his K9 family wanted to honor him one more time. He wasn\u2019t alone when he headed to the clinic this week. Members of his K9 family from Lakeland, Winter Haven and Lake Wales police departments came to say their goodbyes and thank him for his service hey walked alongside him and his partner, Officer Back, as they headed into the veterinarian\u2019s office on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Lakeland police shared video of the solidarity, but also of the agency\u2019s memories and adventures with Remy. They showed him competing in tournaments, candid moments in the office, and recalled over 60 of his apprehensions. Remy lived to age 11 and \u201clived life to the fullest and loved coming to work everyday,\u201d police said. He retired in 2016. Edgewood Animal Clinic waived all medical fees accrued during Remy’s diagnosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 11\/28\/17 Handler – Officer Back Polk County officers honor K9, diagnosed with cancer, one last time When Lakeland police found out he was diagnosed with cancer, they were heartbroken. Remy\u2019s family made the decision for him to no longer suffer, and his K9 family wanted to honor him one more time. He wasn\u2019t alone …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-4291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-fl"],"yoast_head":"\n