Died – 11\/5\/15
\nHandler – Sgt. Kim Gunn<\/p>\n
Veteran, retired K-9 dog, Sarge, euthanized after terminal illness <\/p>\n
For eight years, Sarge fought crime like a blue-blooded K-9 dog. The veteran, retired member of the Highlands County Sheriff\u2019s Office amassed 163 total career finds, 69 of which were felony cases and 53 misdemeanors. He worked on 14 missing persons cases and 27 non-criminal cases. Oct. 21, Sarge was euthanized at Sebring Animal Hospital after suffering from a terminal condition. At his side was his family, K-9 deputy Wayne Gunn and Sgt. Kim Gunn and other members of the Highlands County Sheriff\u2019s Office K-9 Unit. Sarge joined the Highlands County Sheriff\u2019s Office in 2005 and served for eight years, retiring in 2013 to live with the Gunns. He was also a certified \u201cTracking Master\u201d by the Police Work Dog Association of Florida. When asked which track was Sarge\u2019s most famous, deputy Gunn said: \u201cSarge never knew the severity of one track over the other. All he knew was to find the person at the end because that\u2019s what I wanted him to do.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 11\/5\/15 Handler – Sgt. Kim Gunn Veteran, retired K-9 dog, Sarge, euthanized after terminal illness For eight years, Sarge fought crime like a blue-blooded K-9 dog. The veteran, retired member of the Highlands County Sheriff\u2019s Office amassed 163 total career finds, 69 of which were felony cases and 53 misdemeanors. He worked on …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-fl"],"yoast_head":"\n