Dutch Shepherds in the News (January 2020)

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Retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office K-9 dies after bout with cancer
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“The Polk County Sheriff’s Office with heavy hearts announces the death of K-9 Nasir, an 11-year-old Dutch shepherd,” a post on the PCSO Facebook page stated

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Meet the LCSO K-9 teams competing on A&E's 'America's Top Dog'
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Leon County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit Sgt. Chuck Mehr and his dog Tater, a Dutch shepherd, make up one of the four teams from LCSO that will compete in 'America's Top Dog' national TV contest on A&E.

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K-9 Keira The Bomb-Sniffing dog at the Golden Globes
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Meet Keira, a Dutch shepherd, who has the very important role tonight of being the #GoldenGlobes bomb-sniffing dog.

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TPD welcomes first female K-9 officer
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(Officer Haley) Jensen’s partner, K-9 Kaiko, is a two-and-a-half-year-old Dutch Shepherd who was already a certified K-9 for law enforcement prior to Jensen receiving him. He also underwent extensive training in order to serve and protect our community alongside Jensen. All of TPD’s K-9s are trained in obedience, handler protection, criminal apprehension, tracking, article searching, and drug detection.

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Second police dog joins sheriff’s office
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(Deputy Chad) Newton and Sage (a female Dutch Shepherd) are certified in aggression control, building searches, tracking, article searches, obedience and narcotics detection.

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Couple's donation helps protect K-9 officer
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The “Bulletproof It” armored vest fits snugly over the back and around the chest of “Kailah,” the 1 1/2-year-old Dutch shepherd assigned to MPD Officer Bill Watts since September 2019.

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Delta County Sheriff's Office welcomes new K9 Sage to their team
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Sage is a Dutch Shepherd. She is a little under two years old, and has been training with Deputy Newton for more than a year now.

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Maine K-9 Gets New Bulletproof Vest Thanks to Woman’s Generosity
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The 21-month-old Dutch shepherd puppy is trained for patrol and drug enforcement work and has already been out on multiple calls.

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Good dog! Watch Stanislaus K-9 that competes on television show next month
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(Deputy Michael) Victorino, 28, has been with the department for seven years. Kuma, 7, is a Dutch shepherd with five years on the force.

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First female K-9 officer and her partner patrolling Thomasville
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(Officer Haley) Jensen’s partner, Kaiko, is a two-and-a-half-year-old Dutch Shepherd who was already a certified K-9 for law enforcement prior to Jensen receiving him. He also underwent extensive training in order to serve and protect our community alongside Jensen.

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Somersworth police dog Bravo to get donated body armor
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Last fall, Officer Colton Deschenes and Bravo attended a 14-week certification on tracking and serving as a patrol dog. Since being certified, Bravo (a Dutch Shepherd) has conducted successful tracks and assisted in a number of apprehensions and arrests, according to police.