Handler – Deputy Skip Kindig<\/p>\n
The service of a Blount County Sheriff\u2019s Office K-9 has come to an end with the passing of Luna, a German shorthaired pointer. Sheriff James Berrong announced Friday via a Facebook post that the dog died after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer days earlier. Luna had served with BCSO since 2017 and was assigned to the corrections unit to help keep contraband out of the jail facility. She was purchased through a private citizen\u2019s donation. Luna worked with BCSO Deputy Skip Kindig, who, along with his family and Luna\u2019s \u201cSheriff\u2019s Office K-9 family,\u201d was with her when she passed, the post states. \u201cEveryone who met Luna loved her,\u201d the post states. \u201cShe was sweet-natured and loving. We will miss you, Luna.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Deputy Skip Kindig The service of a Blount County Sheriff\u2019s Office K-9 has come to an end with the passing of Luna, a German shorthaired pointer. Sheriff James Berrong announced Friday via a Facebook post that the dog died after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer days earlier. Luna had served …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-9447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-tn"],"yoast_head":"\n