News

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

19 hours ago

#VestedInterestinK9s loves this story of shelter #dog to #policedog! Check out #PlainfieldPd's most recent #K9.

"PLAINFIELD — The Plainfield Police Department gained a #K9officer this week with their adoption of Echo from the #Hendricks County Animal Shelter.

Echo, a Belgian #Malinois, just the department after the training of #officer Rob Prichard, who went to a 10-week program that certifies an officer to identify and evaluate potential shelter dogs that would be good candidates to become police K9s.

Prichard is now able to to train Echo and train his new handler, officer TJ Peters.

“We are excited to welcome Echo, a #BelgianMalinois, to our department through our new K9 Rescue Initiative,” said Chief of Police, Kyle Prewitt. “It means that much more considering we typically spend $10,000 to $15,000 per dog. With this new initiative, we will not only save taxpayer dollars, but we are also rescuing these #dogs from an uncertain future at the shelter.”

“This all started with some research by Officer Prichard and providing a presentation to our administration on his vision for the future. His love and compassion for dogs coupled with a strong relationship with the Hendricks County Animal Shelter also contributed to making this happen,” said Deputy Chief Joe Aldridge.

The mission of the PPD Canine Section is to provide a trained police canine to assist in the prevention and detection of crimes, locating persons and evidence sought by the police, the promotion of a favorable public image of the police department, and working to better the lives of these shelter dogs..."

#VIK9s is wishing you a great #lawenforcement #career K9 Echo!

bit.ly/45Ib2A6

#k9handler #dog #k9s #workingdogs #policedogs ... See MoreSee Less

Plainfield PD adopts K9 from animal shelter, trains him to join the force

bit.ly

The Plainfield Police Department gained a K9 officer this week will their adoption of Echo from the Hendricks County Animal Shelter.

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

23 hours ago

#VestedInterestinK9s regretfully announces the passing of #K9 Lando of the #OshKoshPoliceDepartment.

"... #OSHKOSH, #Wisconsin. (WBAY) - The Oshkosh Police Department (#OPD) is saddened by the passing of Oshkosh Police K9 “Lando”.

He became unexpectedly ill and it was discovered that he had an autoimmune disease, Myasthenia Gravis. Medical staff tried to treat this illness but “Lando” was not responding to the treatments and had to be euthanized on the afternoon of June 3, 2023, according to a statement released by OPD.

“Lando”, a #GermanShepherd, was born on July 26, 2016 and was acquired by the #OshkoshPD in March 2018 from K9 Services located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was assigned to Officer Fettig from 2018-2020 and to #Officer Martinez from 2020-current.

K9 “Lando” had a very successful career with OPD, with 1,437.25 hours of training, 151.5 certification hours and 283 deployments.

#RestinPeace #workingdog.
#ThankYouForYourService.

bit.ly/3N96lbi

#vik9s #dog #dogs #policedogs #workingdog #policedog #canine #lawenforcement #hero #k9hero ... See MoreSee Less

Oshkosh Police Department mourns the passing of K9 “Lando”

bit.ly

Beloved Oshkosh Police Department K9 "Lando" succumbs to illness