Died – 2\/14\/19
\nHandler – Officer Juan Rodriguez<\/p>\n
Military dog with 3 deployments and NYPD service dies from cancer<\/p>\n
Nine-year-old Caesar, a German shepherd K-9 officer with the New York Police Department, was laid to rest last Thursday following a battle with cancer. Before Caesar was euthanized, he received a hero\u2019s salute from NYPD K-9 handlers and their dogs for his courageous service, which included three tours of duty in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army, Officer Juan Rodriguez, Caesar\u2019s long-time handler and Army veteran, was with him every step of the way. Caesar joined NYPD\u2019s Transit K-9 Unit in 2014 as the first military service dog when he was just four-years-old. His duty was to keep the subway safe, but he surpassed that objective in many ways. Caesar used his expertise once to sniff out explosives which resulted in saving an entire Navy Seals squad. Caesar went through training and also became part of NYPD\u2019s Transit K-9 Unit, working routine patrols and counterterrorism duties, He was a FEMA-certified dog who worked in earthquake disaster relief in Haiti. Just outside of the animal hospital, Caesar was bid a righteous farewell by his peers. Rodriguez walked Caesar down the street which was lined with NYPD Police, many with their fellow K-9 officers.Rodriguez let Caesar have a final glimpse of the East River before entering the animal hospital for the final time. \u201cIt is an honor to work with him. It sounds funny to say that I\u2019m honored to work with a dog, but I know I can trust him, and I feel comfortable knowing that if I go out there, he\u2019ll find anything and help save lives,\u201d Rodriguez said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 2\/14\/19 Handler – Officer Juan Rodriguez Military dog with 3 deployments and NYPD service dies from cancer Nine-year-old Caesar, a German shepherd K-9 officer with the New York Police Department, was laid to rest last Thursday following a battle with cancer. Before Caesar was euthanized, he received a hero\u2019s salute from NYPD K-9 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-6577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ny"],"yoast_head":"\n