Died – 2\/3\/18
\nHandler – Ulster County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Tom Lattin – RET.<\/p>\n
Ulster County Sheriff\u2019s Office mourns death of beloved retired patrol dog<\/p>\n
On Saturday night, retired Ulster County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Tom Lattin spent his dog\u2019s last night alongside him on his porch in Florida. Retired Ulster County K-9 Beal, a German shepherd dog the deputy had known since he was just six months old, died by his side in the middle of the night, Lattin said Tuesday. \u201cHe passed away right next to me. It was pretty much a story book passing,\u201d Lattin said, explaining he had decided to sleep on the porch with the dog when it began to have difficulty breathing. \u201cWe\u2019d always hoped he\u2019d pass away at home rather than have to put him down,\u201d Lattin said. \u201cHe was alert until about 15 minutes before he died.\u201d Lattin said Beal was diagnosed with cancer in December and given just weeks to live, but \u201cwe had about 50 (more) days with him.\u201d he Ulster County Sheriff\u2019s Office is also mourning Beal\u2019s death, according to a Facebook post. Beal, 11, was a member of the Sheriff\u2019s Office K-9 Unit from July 2009 until his retirement in December 2012.According to the post, Beal enjoyed his retirement with Lattin in Florida. The deputy, a 21-year veteran of the Sheriff\u2019s Office, was a dog trainer with the department and said Beal was his second dog. He said he retired in June 2015 and moved to Florida in August of that year. Beal enjoyed the change of scenery, his handler said, noting that Beal \u201cloved chasing squirrels and salamanders\u201d in Florida even when he was no longer able to catch the squirrels as he got older. \u201cBeal had an extensive and productive career, including locating a large quantity of narcotics and was responsible for the seizure of thousands of dollars in cash,\u201d the Sheriff\u2019s Office posted. \u201cBeal also successfully located countless suspects and missing people during his short career.\u201d The post said Beal will also be remembered for his many police dog demonstrations in the community. Beal\u2019s name will be etched into the K-9 Memorial Stone at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center in the weeks to come, according to the Sheriff\u2019s Office. \u201cThe Ulster County Sheriff\u2019s Office would like to thank Beal for his years of dedicated and exemplary service to the citizens of Ulster County and members of this agency. He will be fondly missed and forever remembered,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 2\/3\/18 Handler – Ulster County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Tom Lattin – RET. Ulster County Sheriff\u2019s Office mourns death of beloved retired patrol dog On Saturday night, retired Ulster County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Tom Lattin spent his dog\u2019s last night alongside him on his porch in Florida. Retired Ulster County K-9 Beal, a German shepherd dog …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-4579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ny"],"yoast_head":"\n