Handler – Deputy Bruce<\/p>\n
2-year-old Florida K-9 dies after suffering heart attack<\/p>\n
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their K-9 officers.K-9 Fritz had a heart attack over the weekend while he was at home with his family over the weekend, according to officials. He was just two-years-old.\u201cOur thoughts and prayers go out to Deputy Bruce who was the human handler, partner, and friend to K9 Fritz and the entire K9 Unit,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office wrote on Facebook. K9 Fritz joined the sheriff\u2019s office in October of 2018. The Dutch Shepherd was a dual-purpose K-9, trained in drug detection and criminal apprehension. He and Deputy Bruce made numerous arrests for crimes including drugs, guns, burglaries, and robberies. The sheriff\u2019s office said when Fritz wasn\u2019t working, he loved to play with his kong and hang out with the Bruce family. \u201cThank you for your service to Hillsborough County, K9 Fritz. Rest in peace. From all of us here at HCSO, good boy, Fritz. Good Boy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Deputy Bruce 2-year-old Florida K-9 dies after suffering heart attack The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their K-9 officers.K-9 Fritz had a heart attack over the weekend while he was at home with his family over the weekend, according to officials. He was just two-years-old.\u201cOur thoughts and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-8911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-fl"],"yoast_head":"\n