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Two K-9’s Purchased With Community Donations
June 22, 2011
Residents and businesses in Santa Rosa County have stepped up and help their Sheriff’s Office purchase two near K-9’s. In late March, NortheEscambia.com and other media outlets published a request from the Sheriff’s Office for help in replacing aging K-9’s.
“The community participation was astounding,” said Sgt. Scott Haines, public information officer. Donations totaled about $31,000 in just six weeks.
Two K-9’s were purchased to replace “Gero” and “Banja”. Gero” suffered a career ending injury in March that required him to be retired at nine years old. “Banja” was required to be retired for health related issues at eight years old.
The new K-9’s are:
“Rocky” (assigned to Deputy Roman Jackson) replaced K-9 “Banja”
“Rocky” is a three-year old Belgian Malinois. Rocky is “titled”, meaning he has had extensive training prior to coming to the SRSO. Rocky was imported to the United States from Belgium. Prior to coming to the SRSO, Rocky was a police service dog in Kure Beach, North Carolina. He was also certified in patrol work, narcotics, and tracking by the United States Police Canine Association. Rocky was the 2010 Region 2 USPCA Champion.
“Kaz” (assigned to Deputy Andy Magdalany) replaced K9 “Gero”
“Kaz” is a 14-month old German Shepherd. Kaz was imported from Belgium. He is considered a “green” dog with no prior training, but has all of the genetic “drives” or superb qualities to be an excellent candidate for police work, according to the SRSO.
Both dogs are taking the 400 hour FDLE K-9 course to become ready to patrol the streets of Santa Rosa County.
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3 Responses to “Two K-9’s Purchased With Community Donations”
What about some of the smart dogs down at the pound? Some of them could be trained…they are smart and have some of the right traits…and the cost is the cost of the training program + the adoption cost….which they might waive if it were for the right reasons!
WHAT ABOUT THE DOGS THAT THE GOVERMENT IS TRYING TO FIND HOMES FOR FROM THE WAR. THEY MAY WORK OUT WITH THE LAW. THEY HAVE HAD TRAINING AND I NO THEY CAN ATTACK. WE COULD MAYBE SAVE THERE LIVES WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM POEPLE WHO CARE ABOUT ANIMALS.
good luck Andy with your new buddy Kaz. Thank you citizens for helping Santa Rosa County with the funding of these special dogs.