We were saddened today to learn that K9 Rony has passed. He was a sweetheart of a dog and a favorite with the community. The Sheriff’s Office posted this earlier today:

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office honors the life and service of retired K9 Rony. K9 Rony was a beloved member of the WCSO K9 team and bravely served our community for six years alongside his partner, retired Sergeant Jason Wood.

K9 Rony was dual-certified in narcotics detection, patrol work, tracking, and article searches. During his service, he participated in countless community and school events and was well known and loved for his gentle disposition.

Rony was a cherished member of his family and will be greatly missed.
Rest easy, K9 Rony; we honor your tremendous service to our community.

“Born to love, trained to serve, loyal to the end.”

Wow! What a great day we had at Barks & Badges. Thank you everybody for coming out to enjoy the event. The K9s and equines did wonderful demos. Our new dogs, Otto and Brutus got their first experience of being in front of an audience and they did admirably. I think they were a little excited, but still followed instructions.

We had some great vendors and booths with information from Washoe County Service and the First Responders. Many people stopped by to say hello and purchase our new K9 tee shirts. Thank you so much! All the proceeds from the sales go to provide for our Washoe County K9s!

At this event, we officially announced a new and exciting project! K9 Partners has been approved for a Nevada license plate. We hope everyone will show their support by purchasing this new plate when it becomes available. Yes, it adds a little extra to your car registration but the money will go toward our planned K9 Training Center for Northern Nevada. This is a needed facility for the deputies and dogs to get all the training to help them better serve our communities.

For more information about the license plates, go to our new License Plate page. You can sign up for our information mailing list at license@k9partners.org