Incidentally, while adoption is sometimes an option for displaced retired service/working dogs, there are some seriously good projects that have been founded to house retired MWDs and K9s for cases where they cannot be kept united with their most recent handler or adopted out due to PTSD or ...
Mission K9, however, is an organization that assists former working dogs in many ways, including arranging civilian adoptions. To find out more about their adoption procedure, as well as the process for adopting a retired police dog, visit their“Adopt” page. Your best bet for adopting a re...
As a result of the cost and many obstacles that get in the way of adoption, many retired law enforcement dogs – we don’t know how many – end up in a shelter. Sadly, we’ve heard of cases where these dogs are even put to sleep because there is no one to care for them. The ...
Incidentally, while adoption is sometimes an option for displaced retired service/working dogs, there are some seriously good projects that have been founded to house retired MWDs and K9s for cases where they cannot be kept united with their most recent handler or adopted out due to PTSD or ...
Working dogs are an essential part of modern society, and police canines (K9s) in the United States are amongst the most recognizable of all working dogs. Given the dearth of published data on active police canines in the U.S. and the calls for police reform, an interdisciplinary effort is...