K-9 Officers

This past week, we saw all over social media and the news that a K-9 officer was killed in the state of Ohio. Most people are saddened by a loss of any officer, but when it’s a K-9 officer, the emotions are so different.  These (four-legged) officers go first to clear the way for their human partners and they put themselves in danger and never once stop to think about themselves.  Why is that?  Dogs are protectors of humans and love us unconditionally and, more than likely, will befriend most humans until a human shows they can’t be trusted.

Today’s K-9 officers are not like they were back in the day when dogs were first introduced to police work.  They are better trained and live with their human police officer partners and their families until retirement and most retired K-9s live out the rest of their days with the families that have become so dear to their heart.

Today’s four-legged officers do more than just ride and walk our streets protecting us.  They are bomb sniffing, drug smuggling finders and they still keep us all safe.  K-9 breeds have changed, too. They are not just the standard German Shepherd   they had back in the day.  Mixed breeds and all sizes of dogs are now used to do so many wonder things for us.  Dogs, over the years, have become our best friends or they can be our worst nightmare.  No dog is born mean just like no person is born to hate. It is learned over the years.

K-9 officers have given up their lives for so many. In the end, they deserve to be treated just like any other officer on the force.  If they are killed in the line of duty and the suspect is caught, that suspect should go on trial just like it would be for any other officer killed in the line of duty.

I feel the same way about our military dogs, too, but that’s a whole other story waiting to be written.

So from Barley, Guinness, Jackson, Caroline and myself, we thank you for your service and for putting your dog self in harms way for all of us.

Bark on, Bordas Dog Nation, Bark On.

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