Meet the retired K9 heroes of Virginia!
Ringo

Ringo

K9 Ringo spent seven years as an Explosive Detection K9! Ringo did an amazing job protecting Americans in war zones accumulating 10 deployments by the time he retired. His stellar nose helped find explosives in high stress and dangerous situations! K9 Ringo has earned...

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Quigley

Quigley

  To make a donation in support of the Veterinary Care Program that supports Quigley’s medical expenses click the link below. You can make a one-time donation, schedule a recurring gift and even direct your gift to a specific dog:  [give_donation_form...

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Gary

Gary

  To make a donation in support of the Veterinary Care Program that supports Gary’s medical expenses click the link below. You can make a one-time donation, schedule a recurring gift and even direct your gift to a specific dog:  [give_donation_form...

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Lucy C

Lucy C

Lucy has been working since she was nine months old; she is a single‐purpose drug K9. Lucy has worked at Regan national airport and Dulles airport with the DEA for ten years working on drug indication. Lucy has also worked with the Fairfax county narcotics unitworking...

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Rookie

Rookie

Rookie (originally named Goldi, while working) has a very immature and loving temperament. He would rather hug humans than work, never the less, he made it through training. Over the course of a year, we deployed three times, for two months each, to the U.S. Embassy...

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Buster

Buster

Buster is a dual purpose patrol/narcotics K9 from Slovenia who spent 9.5yrs withthe Fairfax County Police. During his career, Buster seized multiple narcotics and US currency, Locateda lot of evidence/property, assisted on warrant services, high risk traffic stops,...

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Belle

Belle

Belle has travel throughout her career in the middle and far East. In her spare time Bellelikes to chase butterflies and play in the snow. She has certified every year during her tour of service with the United States Police canine association. Belle’s favorite treat...

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Phred

Phred

[give_donation_form id="14963" _builder_version="4.9.4" _module_preset="default"][/give_donation_form]This is Phred, a fun loving Lab that was raised in a female prison with the Puppies Behind Bars program. He has been an awesome partner and fun travel companion....

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Lucy

Lucy

Lucy is a mild mannered former explosives detection canine. During her career she was assigned to duties all over the Metro D.C. area as well as several tours of duty on overseas posts. Her favorite treats are any thing edible and her favorite downtime activity is...

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Kenya

Kenya

Kenya is a retired explosives detection canine from the Vapor Wake breeding program at Auburn University. She served for 3.5 years with the Amtrak Police Department before being medically retired in June 2020 due to health complications from anemia. Kenya and her...

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Chad

Chad

Chad originally began his life as part of the Guiding Eyes Seeing Eye Dog program but it was quickly discovered he was not a good fit. After flunking out he was picked up by another organization. His aptitude for scent work was quickly discovered and he soon excelled...

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Uu2 N717

Uu2 N717

MWD Uu2 N717 served as an explosive detection and patrol military working dog for the United States Navy from June 2010 through October 2019. She was assigned to Headquarters Naval District Washington. MWD Uu2’s overseas deployments included Honduras and The Horn of...

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Bob

Bob

At 6 months old Bob's breeders donated him and his litter mates to Puppies Behind Bars, a program in the NY prison system which trains puppies for wounded warriors and explosive detection. After 6 months at the Orange County Correctional Facility in NY working with...

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Brodie

Brodie served as an Explosives Detection K9 with the Federal Reserve Police Department in Washington DC for 8 years. The favorite part of his workday was always riding into work and/or getting rewarded with his tennis ball. He retired just days prior is 10th birthday....

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Max

Max

Max is a dual purpose German Shepherd that was certified in both patrol and narcotics detection. He was a proven and valuable K9 that had an exemplary career with the Fairfax County Police Department for 8 years including 7 years as a SWAT K9. Max was 9 ½ yrs old and...

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Diesel

Diesel

K9 Diesel is a dual purpose German Shepherd that worked for the Town of Herndon for 6 years. He was certified in patrol and narcotics detection. According to his Dad, his favorite treats besides human food are Greenies. During his downtime he likes to play with his...

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Oakley

Oakley

Oakley is a chocolate Lab that was born and trained at Auburn University. Oakley was the first class of Vapor Wake K-9s to serve the U.S. Capitol. Oakley excelled at explosives ordinance detection work and loved working around people. The only thing Oakley enjoyed...

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Hero

Hero

"Hero is a Belgian Malinois who served our country as an explosives detection K9. His mission was to provide a safe & secure environment for individuals & locations protected by the U.S. Secret Service. He accomplished this by sniffing for bombs and other...

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Barry

Barry

K9 Barry served for four years as an apprehension K9 with the Secret Service Emergency Response Team. He has worked many countless hours and travels extensively supporting two presidents. His favorite treats include peanut butter and dog Oreos. He is enjoying his...

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Harriet

Harriet

Harriet is a yellow Labrador Retriever who protected our country both domestically and on foreign soil. She served 8 years as a police K9 for the federal government performing explosives detection here in the United States as well as in Afghanistan and Iraq! Harriet...

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Maggie S

Maggie S

Maggie served her country as an explosives detection K9 with the United States Transportation Administration (TSA).

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Denali

Denali

“Denali is a male Yellow Labrador Retriever who is 9 years was born August 9, 2010. He served the US military and deployed for the United States Marine Corps before he came to work with me at the US Capitol Police as an explosive detection K9. I became his handler in...

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Xxola

Xxola

Xxola is a female, black, Labrador retriever and was born on May 18, 2007 at Lackland Airforce Base. She was part of the TSA puppy program and was specifically bred for explosive detection work. This program was part of the National Explosive Detection Canine Team...

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Frisco

Frisco

K9 Frisco is a 9 year old, male Labrador Retriever. Frisco was trained in explosives detection and retired from National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in March of 2019. Frisco will live out his retirement with his former handler and family.

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Niko

Niko

K9 Niko is an 8 year old German Shepherd. He retired from the Prince William County Virginia Police Department in April 2019. Niko is enjoying his retirement and will live out his life with his handler and family .     To make a donation to the medical care...

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Dutchess

Dutchess

K9 Dutchess entered into Paws of Honor in 2016, after she officially retired as an Explosive Detection Canine with the Federal Government.               To make a donation to the medical care of Dutchess or any of our other retired...

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Dante

Dante

Dante was partnered with Officer Yost and began working for the Prince William County Police Department in December 2008. The K9 team was certified by the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA Region 3). Dante and his handler were credited with numerous...

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Oscar

Oscar

K9 Oscar retired from the Secret Service on November 1, 2015, at age 10, after 8 years of explosives detection service including Presidential Detail and Special Events. The government, “having determined that the cost of its care and handling is so great…” transferred...

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Bak

Bak

MWD (Retired) Bak is a 10-year-old German Shepherd who was purchased in 2006 by the 341st Security Forces Squadron for the Joint Services Military Working Dog Program. He was certified as a Patrol Drug Detector Dog on September 2007 and was assigned to Fort Benning,...

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Harris

Harris

Retired K9 Harris joined Paws of Honor March 2016.  This is Harris getting ready to enjoy a marinated and grilled steak made by his handler for him for his retirement.  Harris is a black lab that came from puppies behind bars. Harris and I were teamed up together in...

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Senna

Senna

"I bought Senna home on September 10, 2013. She was certified as an explosive detection canine and we graduated training on November 30, 2013. On a daily basis, we swept vehicles at the access points for different secure locations.  We also patrolled and performed...

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Maggie

Maggie

Maggie was born on 4/28/13. During her first year, she was raised in a program called Puppies Behind Bars which raises the puppies to become explosive detection canines.  When Maggie was 14 months old, she was picked up by the ATF and enrolled in their program. 16...

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Boris

Boris

Boris served his country for over 8 years by working as an Explosives Detection Canine for the US Government both domestically and overseas. He retired in November 2014 and now gets to stay home, relax, and watch over his human baby brother.

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Moris

Moris

Moris is my retired Tactical Explosive Detection Dog (TEDD). I was handed his leash in July 2012 and underwent 9 weeks of fast-paced handler training. We were certified as a TEDD team on 21 September 2012. Altogether, we served 2 years as a TEDD team in Hawaii and a...

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Ogden

Ogden

Ogden was born 11/2015 and started in the seeing eye dog program. He failed out of the seeing eye dog program when he growled playing tug with people, even though that’s something he always does when he plays. Ogden was then sent to the ATF to be trained as an...

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Cody

Cody

was"Cody and I met at the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) K9 Training Facility in Front Royal, Virginia in March 2011. Cody started off as a hunting dog in Canada then was purchased by ATF in 2009 from a breeder in Florida. Originally, he was trained as...

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Baxter

Baxter

Baxter was born in September of 2007 and served his country until 2011. He is a BATF trained Explosive Detection K9. He has done a lot in his career from traveling the world protecting U.S. Interests, traveling with and protecting Government VIP’s, working sporting...

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Ringo

Ringo

K9 Ringo was born in 2003 served the US Government until 2009. He was trained and certified in explosives detection and patrol dog duties. He now lives at home with his handler’s family and spends his days monitoring neighborhood cats and stealing food from...

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