K9 Flash is Named the 2018 Law Enforcement Dog of the Year!

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Flash, a retired K9 officer and Project K-9 Hero ambassador, has been named a finalist for the 2018 American Humane Hero Dog Award. The annual, nationwide contest honors “ordinary dogs who do extraordinary things,” according to the Hero Dog Awards website. K9 Flash’s charity partner is K9s4COPs.

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO VOTE EVERYDAY FOR K9 FLASH! You can vote once per day through September, 5th to help K9s4COPs win $7,500!

VOTE HERE: http://herodogawards.org/dog/k-9-flash/

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K-9 Flash went from a shelter puppy, deemed unadoptable, to becoming a successful Narcotics Detection Police K-9 with over 3,000 deployments and 2200 narcotic related finds and seizures in her career. After serving from 2005-2013 with the Yakima, WA Police Department Flash retired once again needing a home. Her original handler and trainer, Jason Johnson, got the opportunity to adopt her after he had left for federal service and was teaching K-9 courses in Virginia.

Flash then inspired Jason to start a national non-profit, Project K-9 Hero, to help other retired Police K-9 and Military Working Dog Heroes with medical care, food, and death benefit assistance once they are no longer covered by the agencies they serve. Their foundation has helped over 30 retired heroes with medical costs and they have another 45 in waiting for financial assistance.

There are seven categories and the K9 with the top votes in each category will be flown to Hollywood, California with their owner. They will attend the American Humane Hero Dog Awards gala on September 29th where the winning K9 will be announced live. The gala will be broadcasted on the Hallmark Channel in the fall.

Each 2018 Hero Dog Awards Finalist receives $2,500 for their charity partner, donated by American Humane. K9s4COPs is excited to have the support from Project K-9 Hero, K9 Flash, American Humane, and many others. The American Hero Dog will win an additional $5,000 for their charity partner.

Don’t forget to vote for K9 Flash! http://herodogawards.org/dog/k-9-flash/

 

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Nominate A Deserving Dog For An AKC Humane Fund Award For Canine Excellence

K9s4COPs wants you to nominate your K9 for the AKC Humane Fund Award for Canine Excellence. Click the link below to read about the award and for the application to nominate your K9.

LINK: https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/events/nominate-a-dog-akc-canine-excellence/

APPLICATION: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejnADkQrPAVrbg6NOpU1HvOVlPmlHWFpE0S5UNs2QBEJGObw/viewform

Nominations will be accepted through July 31, 2018. 

Don’t forget to submit a photo to communications@akc.org after completing the application.

Please let me know if you have any questions and I would be happy to help (kortney@k9s4cops.org).

Thanks!
K9s4COPs

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???SHOP HERE: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/27-3659405

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HELP US WIN $7,500!

Only two more days to vote for these paw-some K9s! K9 Odin and K9 Flash have been chosen as semifinalists in the American Humane Hero Dog Awards and chose K9s4COPs to be their charity partner.

You can vote for K9 Odin and K9 Flash to help us win up to $7,500! Voting ends July 11, 2018.

VOTE FOR K9 ODIN: http://bit.ly/k9odin
VOTE FOR K9 FLASH: http://bit.ly/k9flash

K9 Odin
Howdy! My name is Deputy Andrew Blauser and I work for the Waller County Sheriff’s Office in Texas. I would like to tell you about my partner K9 Odin. Odin is a 4 year old German Shepherd.I received K9 Odin on a grant from the organization K9s4COPs in April of 2017. We completed our lengthy academy in August of 2017. What I would like to share with you occurred on Thanksgiving Night of 2017. I am sitting at home with my 9 months pregnant wife and my family enjoying their company on Thanksgiving at our home in Katy, Texas. I see the horrible news that a Texas State Trooper named Damon Allen had been shot and killed along I45 while working holiday traffic. The person who did this fled the scene in an unknown direction. Hours pass, suddenly I get a call from a coworker who tells me to come to work that they had found Trooper Allen’s suspected murderer and he had again attempted to take a Deputies life and fled into a wooded area. I quickly got ready, kissed my family goodbye, loaded up Odin and rushed to the scene. While I cannot discuss specifically what occured at this time, the decision was made that because of the murder suspects actions, Odin would be utilized to capture the murder suspect. Odin performed perfectly and bravely captured the murderer suspect so that no other Police Officers would be hurt that day, myself included. In fact the next day my son was born. Odin made sure I survived to see my son born. K9 Odin is my Hero Dog and my best friend.

K9 Flash
K-9 Flash was found in an animal shelter when she was only 9 months old. She was picked up on the streets of Everett, WA, with no home, no name, and no family. We were starting a Narcotics K-9 course at the Washington State Patrol Academy in Sept of 2005, when we were evaluating dogs in shelters who possess a good hunt, air scent, retrieve, and prey drive. Flash excelled in all of those areas, so we took a chance on her and included her in the class just one day before she was to be euthanized. Once she had her chance, Flash excelled in Narcotics detection and graduated as the only dog to score 100% on her certification. She was assigned as the first Narcotics K-9 on Patrol at the Yakima Police Dept. while assisting to two DEA Narcotics Task Force Teams, Regional SWAT Team, and the Patrol Division, K-9 Flash had over 3000 deployments in her career with over 2200 Narcotic related finds and seizures. When Flash retired in 2013, she was just getting started. Because of her fortitude of surviving and her will to be so successful, she inspired her handler to start a national nonprofit to take care of retired K-9 Heroes like her with medical assistance, food, and end of duty services. Most people don’t know that when K-9 Heroes like Flash retire they lose all funding from the agencies they served. Therefore in 2016, K-9 Flash was the sole inspiration for the start of Project K-9 Hero, she now has her own children’s book (K9 Flash Becomes a Hero!) and travels the nation reading it at schools inspiring children

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE!

VOTE FOR K9 ODIN: http://bit.ly/k9odin
VOTE FOR K9 FLASH: http://bit.ly/k9flash

Summer Newsletter
K9s4COPs Summer Newsletter
Roll Call
K9s4COPs and K9s4KIDs are very excited to announce our next two K9 grants, Weatherford Police Department and Corsicana Independent School District.

The K9 Officers will be dual purpose narcotics K9s and will start training with their chosen handler. The handlers and K9s will be trained at Pacesetter K9, a K9s4COPs training facility starting in July. Both of these K9s were funded through Discount Tire’s regional philanthropy program, Driven to Care.

Stay tuned, we can’t wait for these dynamic duos to hit the streets! Stopping crime, one K9 at a time!
HELP US WIN $7,500!

We have some PAW-SOME news! Two K9 semifinalists in the American Humane Hero Dog Awards have chosen K9s4COPs to be their charity partner.

You can vote for K9 Odin and K9 Flash each day through July 11, 2018 to help us win up to $7,500!

VOTE FOR K9 FLASH: http://bit.ly/k9flash
VOTE FOR K9 ODIN: http://bit.ly/k9odin
Reel ‘Em In Foundation Recap
What an exciting start to the summer for K9s4COPs and K9s4KIDs. We are incredibly grateful to partner with the Brian Robison Reel ‘Em In Foundation for the third year in a row.

The Texas fishing tournament raised over $100,000 and we just recently had another successful tournament in Minnesota with all proceeds benefitting K9s4COPs!

Brian and Jayme work countless hours for their foundation. We are so thankful to have their support and the many others who help to make these tournaments a huge success! K9s4COPs would not be what it is today without their continuous support. We are already planning for the tournaments next year and can’t wait!
K9 Elliott enjoying his pup-cup at the Reel ‘Em In Foundation.
SAVE THE DATE! Unleashed 2018
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
6-9 pm
Goode Company Armadillo Palace
5015 Kirby Drive
Houston, Texas 77098
Chairs: Melissa Juneau and Laurie Krohn
Community Honoree: Constable Alan Rosen, Harris County Precinct 1
More information will be coming soon, stay tuned!
Stopping crime, one K9 at a time!
Thank each of you for your continued support of K9s4COPs and K9s4KIDs. Each year, K9s4COPs is adding more K9s on the streets and in schools to fight crime. As we continue to grow, so does our need for support. K9s4COPs was founded to bridge the gap and ensure that a K9s cost never keeps an Officer from having their K9 partner. You can be a part of the important work of K9s4COPs and K9s4KIDs and help us continue to stop crime, one K9 at a time!

Make a donation today, every dollar counts!
www.K9s4COPs.org/donate

Straight bass, homie: Randy Moss’ team wins fishing tournament

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Making predictions is a risky business, but Randy Moss doesn’t shy away from much.

The soon-to-be Hall of Famer and one of the greatest Minnesota Vikings in franchise history was back in the Land of 10,000 lakes last weekend for current Vikings defensive end Brian Robison’s charity event.

‘I bet you we are going to win’

Robison’s charity is called the “Reel ‘Em In Foundation”; as you’d expect, his big annual event includes a fishing tournament. This year they fished in the small town of Wabasha, Minnesota (immortalized in the “Grumpy Old Men” movies), and there was an auction the night before the tournament.

Wabasha resident David Meyer paid $7,000 for the chance to be on Moss’ fishing team during the auction, and after Moss said, “We’re going to enjoy ourselves, and I bet we’re going to win this.”

He wasn’t wrong: at the end of the day on Saturday, the team of Moss, Meyer and pro fisherman Ott DeFoe were declared the winners.

But Robison wasn’t about to let Moss get all the glory for making his prediction come true.

“He backed it up, but he had a pretty good boat captain in Ott DeFoe,” Robison told the Vikings’ website. “He walked it, he talked it and came away with some hardware.”

Moss and Robison weren’t teammates in Minnesota – Robison was drafted in 2007, and by then Moss was in New England – but appreciated Moss, an avid outdoorsman, giving his time.

“He doesn’t have to say yes to this. For him to come out shows the type of character he has. I couldn’t be more appreciative of the guys that came out here,” Robison said “They are household names, and they know when they come here they are going to get bombarded by fans, but they embrace it and that’s what I love about it.”

Robison’s current teammates Linval Joseph and Everson Griffen were also part of the tournament.

Money raised helps police departments

Robison’s foundation has partnered with K9s4Cops, which helps departments get K9 partners to help their work in communities.

Thanks to past Reel ‘Em In Foundation tournaments, the sheriff’s department of Goodhue County, which neighbors Wabasha County, has three K9s. Last weekend, over $30,000 was raised for more dogs to be donated.

Robison’s father, Terry, spent 29 years in the Houston Police Department.

SOURCE: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/straight-bass-homie-randy-moss-team-wins-fishing-tournament-183856600.html

K9s4COPs Roll Call

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K9s4COPs and K9s4KIDs is excited to announce our next two K9 grants, Weatherford Police Department and Corsicana Independent School District.

The K9 Officers will be dual purpose narcotics K9s and will start training with their chosen handler in July at K9s4COPs training facility, Pacesetter K9.  Both of these K9s were funded through Discount Tire’s regional philanthropy program, Driven to Care. 

Stay tuned, we can’t wait for these dynamic duos to hit the streets! Stopping crime, one K9 at a time!

K9s4COPs Grants K9 to the Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino

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RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM – Texas based non-profit K9s4COPs has donated one trained K9 police officer to the Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico.

The dual-purpose narcotics and tracking dog will be certified and partnered with a handler from the Ruidoso Police Department. K9s4COPs will work closely with the 14 month old Belgian Malinois “K9 Csini” as she begins sweeping of the race track for illegal equine performance enhancing drugs.

 “Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino is committed to the elimination of illegal equine performance drugs such as Albuterol, Clenbuterol and numerous compounded peptides,”  says Jeff True, General Manager and President.

K9 Csini will be partnered with a certified K9 handler from the Ruidoso Police Department. “We are thrilled to accept this K9 and proud to partner with K9s4COPs as we join efforts to combat the illegal equine performance drug epidemic. We thank K9s4COPs for all they do worldwide to support law enforcement agencies,” Chief Chief Darren Hooker, Ruidoso Police Department.

K9s4COPs was founded in 2010 by Texas Philanthropist, Kristi Schiller, to fund the donations of highly trained K9s to law enforcement agencies and schools around the world. These donations offset the costs of budget cuts, which can deeply affect the K9 unit. In 2014, Schiller founded the initiative K9s4KIDs, which provides trained K9s to schools and universities. Typically, each K9 can cost in range of $15,000 to a specialized K9 that can value in excess of $35,000. These essential tools are often the first to fall to department budget cuts.

“Hands down, a trained K9 is the most powerful tools that law enforcement can utilize in the war against drugs and the ability to keep our communities safe. K9s are essential tools in the pursuit of illegal contraband. I have a personal passion for Quarter Horse racing, so on behalf of K9s4COPs, we are honored to assist Ruidoso Downs Race Track in the war on illegal performance enhancing drugs,” said Schiller.

Additional information on Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino can be found at www.raceruidoso.com.

Hero Dog Awards
HELP US WIN $7,500!

We have some PAW-SOME news! Two K9 semifinalists in the American Humane Hero Dog Awards have chosen K9s4COPs to be their charity partner.

You can vote for K9 Odin and K9 Flash each day through July 11, 2018 to help us win up to $7,500!

VOTE FOR K9 ODIN: http://bit.ly/k9odin
VOTE FOR K9 FLASH: http://bit.ly/k9flash

K9 Odin
Howdy! My name is Deputy Andrew Blauser and I work for the Waller County Sheriff’s Office in Texas. I would like to tell you about my partner K9 Odin. Odin is a 4 year old German Shepherd.I received K9 Odin on a grant from the organization K9s4COPs in April of 2017. We completed our lengthy academy in August of 2017. What I would like to share with you occurred on Thanksgiving Night of 2017. I am sitting at home with my 9 months pregnant wife and my family enjoying their company on Thanksgiving at our home in Katy, Texas. I see the horrible news that a Texas State Trooper named Damon Allen had been shot and killed along I45 while working holiday traffic. The person who did this fled the scene in an unknown direction. Hours pass, suddenly I get a call from a coworker who tells me to come to work that they had found Trooper Allen’s suspected murderer and he had again attempted to take a Deputies life and fled into a wooded area. I quickly got ready, kissed my family goodbye, loaded up Odin and rushed to the scene. While I cannot discuss specifically what occured at this time, the decision was made that because of the murder suspects actions, Odin would be utilized to capture the murder suspect. Odin performed perfectly and bravely captured the murderer suspect so that no other Police Officers would be hurt that day, myself included. In fact the next day my son was born. Odin made sure I survived to see my son born. K9 Odin is my Hero Dog and my best friend.

K9 Flash
K-9 Flash was found in an animal shelter when she was only 9 months old. She was picked up on the streets of Everett, WA, with no home, no name, and no family. We were starting a Narcotics K-9 course at the Washington State Patrol Academy in Sept of 2005, when we were evaluating dogs in shelters who possess a good hunt, air scent, retrieve, and prey drive. Flash excelled in all of those areas, so we took a chance on her and included her in the class just one day before she was to be euthanized. Once she had her chance, Flash excelled in Narcotics detection and graduated as the only dog to score 100% on her certification. She was assigned as the first Narcotics K-9 on Patrol at the Yakima Police Dept. while assisting to two DEA Narcotics Task Force Teams, Regional SWAT Team, and the Patrol Division, K-9 Flash had over 3000 deployments in her career with over 2200 Narcotic related finds and seizures. When Flash retired in 2013, she was just getting started. Because of her fortitude of surviving and her will to be so successful, she inspired her handler to start a national nonprofit to take care of retired K-9 Heroes like her with medical assistance, food, and end of duty services. Most people don’t know that when K-9 Heroes like Flash retire they lose all funding from the agencies they served. Therefore in 2016, K-9 Flash was the sole inspiration for the start of Project K-9 Hero, she now has her own children’s book (K9 Flash Becomes a Hero!) and travels the nation reading it at schools inspiring children
Please vote for these PAW-SOME K9s every day until July 11, 2018!

VOTE FOR K9 ODIN: http://bit.ly/k9odin
VOTE FOR K9 FLASH: http://bit.ly/k9flash
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