Died – 12\/17\/18
\nHandler – Sgt. David Bessason<\/p>\n
Winnipeg Police Service dog Dante dies<\/p>\n
One of Winnipeg\u2019s canine finest has passed away. Police Service Dog Dante died Monday, about a year and a half after he retired from the Winnipeg Police Service. He and his handler, Sgt. David Bessason, retired on May 27, 2017. Dante was born Feb. 3, 2009 in the US, along with his litter-mate, Mya, who is also a police service dog. The Belgian Malinois puppies came to Winnipeg later that year and were raised and trained by Bessason, said police. Dante\u2019s specialty was sniffing out bombs \u2014 he was an Explosives Detector Dog for the service until he retired. After his retirement from the WPS, Dante and his partner worked for True North Sports and Entertainment, where he and fellow explosives detector dog Daisy delighted fans and helped keep them safe. \u201cBell MTS Place patrons have welcomed them as True North canine ambassadors and the dogs love interacting with crowd,\u201d Bessason said in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 12\/17\/18 Handler – Sgt. David Bessason Winnipeg Police Service dog Dante dies One of Winnipeg\u2019s canine finest has passed away. Police Service Dog Dante died Monday, about a year and a half after he retired from the Winnipeg Police Service. He and his handler, Sgt. David Bessason, retired on May 27, 2017. Dante …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-6204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-canada"],"yoast_head":"\n