 Memorials
to Fallen K-9s
2007-T The F.A.S.T. Co. donates sets of memorial cards to all partners I need your help to inform me of such losses. |
Dept. addresses available for those who want to send condolences to officers. See below
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K-9 TOZER 2007  Handler: Deputy David Petrie Saratoga County Sheriff's Department James D. Bowen, Sheriff 6010 County Farm Road Ballston Spa, NY 12020 Telephone: (518) 885-2450 & 518 885-6761 - Fax: (518) 885-2453 ( UNKNOWN CAUSE ) update: Three more dogs join Saratoga County K-9 ranks June 13, 2008 Deputy David Petrie is now partnered with Kyle, who completed his training last month. Petrie said he worked with his first police dog, Tozer, for four years, but last year the dog suddenly became sick and died. He said the loss was personal as well as professional. “They bond with you and after a while they seem to read your thoughts,” he said. “We give our commands in English, but often just a look or a movement tells the dog what you need.” Kelley said the dogs see work as a game, and a job well done will end with a reward of a treat or a toy. He pulled a heavily padded sleeve onto his arm to demonstrate Kyle’s ability to latch onto a suspect, and the dog jumped to duty when Petrie gave the command. “Dogs feed on scent,” Kelley said. “They know if you are fearful or if the handler has some raised sense of excitement.” Petrie said his dogs also know when they are off duty. “They have a badge on their collar and when we get home and the collar comes off, they go find a stuffed animal to play with and just relax,” he said. So far all of the dogs used in the department have been male and German shepherds. The last 18 dogs were donated by individuals or found at the county’s animal shelter. Kelley said the county saved about $135,000 through the donations because it costs at least $7,500 to purchase an untrained police dog, He said his certification to train the dogs also saves the county money. “I’m paid by the county, whether I’m on patrol or training the dogs,” When the dogs are trained in tracking, searching and protection of their partners, some are taken to the state police narcotics training center in Cooperstown to specialize in sniffing out drugs. Not every dog is fit for K-9 duty. “We give the dogs a temper test to determined whether they can be trained,” “The youngest dog we’ve had was 11 months, but most of them are a year and a half to two years old when we start.” The dogs have to be able to concentrate on the job at hand even if there is gunfire or other loud noises. They have to be sociable animals, as well, because much of the daily routine for the patrol dogs involves visiting schools and other public relations work. The human police officers are tested for the K-9 program as well. “It’s a lot of responsibility. We look for officers who are motivated in their job and understand the care and maintenance of having a dog,” he said. Petrie said he finds the job of living and working with a dog very rewarding. Often the dog’s presence is enough to stop a suspect. He and his four-legged partners have often been called to assist another officer in serving arrest warrants. “The other officer will go to the front door with the warrant and I’ll wait by the back door with the dog,” he said. “I had a guy open the door to flee and when he got a look at the dog, he threw his arms up and said he was ready to go.” Petrie and Tozer found and captured an escaped inmate from the Mount McGregor Correctional Facility in Wilton two years ago. “We found him in a wooded area near the Northway. He offered no resistance,” Petrie said. “He held up his hands and in broken English said, ‘No run, no dog."?” Kelley said he has been involved in numerous searches for small children who are reported missing. “We start a search like that by going through the house,” he said. “We had one recently where we found a 3-year-old child had curled up and gone to sleep and the parents panicked when they couldn’t find her. It took about three minutes for the dog to find her.” Similar case a few years ago involved a small child that had wandered away from home and fell asleep just off a foot path in the neighborhood. submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA In
Loving Memory of
K-9
dog dies - 12/28/07
In Loving Memory of K-9 TYSON December 22, 2007 
Handler: Deputy Jeremy Osbun Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Ottawa County MI 12220 Fillmore St. - Phone: 616 738.4000 West Olive, MI 49460 Ottawa
canine cop dies of medical problem
In Loving Memory of K-9 TYSON Tuesday, February 13, 2007  
EMPANGENI, South Africa Top police dog Tyson made 200 arrests The
11-year career of a brave police member who made over 200 arrests and survived
stabbing and gunshots has come to a sad end. But Tyson, the dedicated
SAPS patrol dog leaves behind a legacy that will never be forgotten. The
medal-winning Alsatian, literally a life-saving member of the uMfolozi
Dog unit, retired this week. Sadly, not only has Tyson’s career come
to an end but also his life. He has unfortunately become debilitated due
to a crumbling spine and cancer, and on 15 January he will be sent to what
the SAPS Dog School refer to as ‘Rainbow Bridge.'
In Loving Memory of K-9 TOP March 20, 2007
Handler: Detective Mark Green Phoenix Police 620 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003 Information Desk (602) 262-7626 Phoenix
police Detective Mark Green parked in the back of a south Phoenix police
station and ran in to do a few errands. Inside the car the entire time
was Green's K-9 partner, Top. "He had gotten tied up to do a few things
that a supervisor had given him when he went in." said Phoenix police Comdr..
Robert Handy. "He ended up being a little longer than he thought."
Top, a 5-year-old black Labrador with an outstanding record on the Phoenix
police force as a narcotics dog, was in a kennel in the back of a pick-up
for about 2 hours. The engine was on, but the air conditioner was not,
and the windows were up. The temperature outside during that time was hovering
around 80 degrees. "Detective Green came out to the vehicle and noticed
that top was suffering from some heat related symptoms and immediately
started some first aid, took the dog to an animal clinic." Veterinarians
and detectives decided it was best to put top to sleep. Green, who lives
with Top and has been on the force for more than 25 years, lost a partner
and a member of the family. "It was a very difficult time for him as well
as the other K-9 officers," Handy said. "The dogs are a part of their family
and such a tragedy hits them pretty hard." There was another dog in the
truck with Top that survived. But that dog was in the back under a camper
shell with the windows open. Green could face disciplinary action for the
death of his dog. But at this point the investigation is still going on
and nothing has been decided.
In Loving Memory of K-9 THOR March 6, 2007  --
Handler: Jason Hay Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office 2008 E. 8th Avenue P.O. Box 3371 Tampa, FL 33601 My name is Jason Hay. I work for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office here in Florida. I started working Thor in 2001 and earlier this year, he had to be put to rest due to cancer. We discovered this in the end of December of 2005. He went down hill fast over a three month period. It was extremely hard for me and my especially my wife. He was about 5 1/2 years old. We apprehended a lot of bad guys over the past 4 12 years. He was an outstanding explosive K9 as well. IS THERE A PHYSICAL ADDRESS I CAN SEND YOU A PIC OF THOR BECAUSE I THINK MY WIFE WOULD REALLY LIKE THE MEMORIAL CARDS YOU OFFER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANYTIME AT THIS EMAIL OR MY CELL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS AGAIN, JASON HAY - submitted by Jason Hay |
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K-9 TIMMIE May 5, 2007 
Handler: Lt. Cleve "Buddy" Williams Sulphur Springs Police Department 125 S. Davis St. Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 - (903)885-7602 Decorated Sulphur Springs police officer dies at age 10 Drug
dog Timmie helped police find thousands of pounds of marijuana, seize $1.2
million from crooks
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