From the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

Today Sheriff Balaam retired K9 Boomer after 3 years of service with the WCSO. His retirement comes after his handler, Deputy Samuel Van Der Wall’s recent promotion to Sergeant. Sgt. Van Der Wall and Boomer were assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Task Force, which operates in critical drug-trafficking regions. Thank you Boomer for your hard work and service! #ProudSheriff#K9#K9Retirement

K9 Partners wish Sgt. Van Der Wall much success in his new position and happy retirement to Boomer.

Hi, all, If you have one of our 2021 calendars, you might notice it says Barks and Badges will be on May 22nd. That was a hoped-for date that didn’t pan out. The park couldn’t open for a large crowd on that date, so the event is now scheduled for June 26th. Just want to clear that up in case you’re confused.

We are definitely a go for the 26th, so mark your calendars and plan to attend this FREE admission event at Bartley Ranch.

We will have our vendor list up soon. We have four food trucks to provide food and drink options. Also, several information booths to help your learn more about our county services. Some of our community first responders will be there.

And we’ll have new K9 shirts (including some for kids) and the Mug Shots for three of our dogs for sale at the K9 Partners’ tent. We have some fun games for the kids to play. Best of all, our K9s will be on site and showing everyone just what they do.

Bring your camera, sunscreen, and sunglasses. It will be a blast!

IT’S A GO!!! Hello, K9 friends! We are ON for our annual Barks and Badges event for June 26th at Bartley Ranch!! Please keep us in mind and put us on your calendars!!

If you’ve been before, you know that we really “put on the dog,” so to speak. We work in conjunction with the WCSO to bring you K9 demos of every kind, plus many other fun and interesting things to look at and interact with, such as Sheriff’s Office equipment and vehicles of every kind. It’s a great day for kids and adults alike! Lots of kids games and fun activities!!

Feel free to share, download and print our poster for display. Thank you so much for your continued support! You make our community a safer place!

Thanks to KOLO TV’s wonderful coverage- thank you very much- our sales of Kyago mugs have been brisk. But today is the official release day. We do have more of them, but they are going fast. You can order your mug from our Gift Shop or drop in at Consign Furniture to purchase one. Never fear, if we run out, we will order more.

If you missed getting a K9 Jett mug last month, you can also order one from the Gift Shop and pick up at Consign Furniture. Many thanks to Consign for handling this for us.

Here’s our great 15 ounce K9 Kyago mug along with the included trading card. Kyago is one of our well-experienced dogs and is a great asset to the team.

Check out the KOLO Video story at: https://www.kolotv.com/2021/05/13/mugs-featuring-local-police-dogs/

Big thanks to KOLO 8 News Now for the stories this evening featuring our Mug Shot for May, Kyago!! Kyago’s mug is available, beginning this Saturday at Consign Furniture Reno-Lake Tahoe 6865 Sierra Center Pkwy, Ste 200, Reno, NV. Go to our GIFT SHOP to order ahead and pick up at Consign. Check out the KOLO story here: https://www.kolotv.com/…/mugs-featuring-local…/… We are proud to be chosen as a KOLO Pillar Partner for this year!! What an honor!! Thank you!!

Thank you to KTVN 2 News for the story introducing our new K9, Odin!

https://www.ktvn.com/clip/15210208/new-k9-officer

Big thanks to KOLO 8 News Now for the news coverage introducing our new K9 Odin!! Take a look:

https://www.kolotv.com/video/2021/04/29/wcso-adds-new-k-officer-agency/

Hello K9 Fans! We have some exciting news!! Today is finally the day!! We are proud to introduce you to our newest K9! Meet Odin and his handler Deputy Evans! Thanks to you, our loyal and generous community, we were able to purchase Odin to add to the fantastic WCK9 Team! We can’t wait to see what a great job Odin and his partner will do!

Big, big thanks to KOLO 8 News Now and Terri Russell for the fantastic piece on our Mug Shots promotion! Thank you so much!! Check it out: https://www.kolotv.com/…/unique-fundraiser-for-washoe…/

Get your mug here.

Introducing Our New Promotion: K9 Mug Shots!!

Every month, we will feature the K9 that is in our 2021 calendar for that particular month, and present to you, their Mug! These 15 oz. mugs will be available for a $10 donation to K9 partners. Each mug will have a photo of the featured K9 of the month, his paw print and a bio. You will also receive a trading card for each K9!

If you make a donation each month, you can collect the whole set! To kick off this promotion, we present, April’s K9 of the month, K9 Jett! Isn’t he gorgeous?! If you’d like to donate to receive K9 Jett’s Mug, you can go to here: http://k9partners.org/gift-shop/k9-mug-shots/

All the ordering information will be available there. While you are there, check out the kids’ page where you can download fun coloring pages and puzzles!