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Members of the Calgary police canine unit are mourning the loss of one of their own. Joining the service in the spring of 2010, Police Service Dog Baro died on Feb. 1 after a short illness. Baro, a nine-year-old German shepherd, was born in the Netherlands before coming to Calgary to train with the city\u2019s canine unit in general patrol and drug detection. A message posted to the Calgary police Facebook page said Baro will be remembered for his big head and goofiness. \u201cHe remained diligent and served the members of the Service and the citizens of Calgary throughout every shift \u2014 loyal to the end,\u201d the statement read .According to his profile in the 2018 Calgary Police Foundation Canine Heroes calendar, he lived at the home of his handler with CPS cadaver dog Berkley. Baro\u2019s death comes just months after police dog Jester was seriously injured after being stabbed by a fleeing suspect on July 30. He returned to duty after a six-week recovery period. No information was made available on the nature of Baro\u2019s illness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 2\/1\/18 Members of the Calgary police canine unit are mourning the loss of one of their own. Joining the service in the spring of 2010, Police Service Dog Baro died on Feb. 1 after a short illness. Baro, a nine-year-old German shepherd, was born in the Netherlands before coming to Calgary to train …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-4574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-canada"],"yoast_head":"\n