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Groundbreaking for Liberty Dogs Campus

From the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page:

Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam and members of the WCSO K9 Unit recently attended the groundbreaking of the new Liberty Dogs Campus.

The facility, which will be constructed south of downtown Damonte Ranch in Reno, will provide some of our nation’s veterans with a chance to lead a more fulfilling and independent life with the companionship of a service dog.

Because we all know how much help a dog can be!
The Liberty Dogs program is the creation of Northern Nevada residents Dave and Cheryl Duffield and is financially supported by the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation.

Many Thanks to Consign Furniture

This past Wednesday, K9 Partners and several of the Washoe County K9 Teams met at Consign Furniture to receive a donation to K9 Partners. Consign is one of our consistent donors and we are so grateful for their continued support. Even with the rough times we have all gone through over the past two-and-a-half years, support for the K9s have enabled K9 Partners to continue to assist with necessary equipment and training to keep our communities safe. Thank you so much.

Here’s a few pictures from Wednesday:

K9 Calendars are Here!

The new Calendars are here!!

Our brand new 2023 calendars are ready to go home with you! The ONLY way to get one right now is to come out to Consign Furniture , 6865 Sierra Center Pkwy, Ste 200 Reno, NV 89511, this Saturday, Sept. 10th, at 10:00 am, for an exclusive meet and greet with our K9 team and “pre-sale”. Your donation of $20 will get you one of these beautiful calendars! We hope to see you there!

2023 K9 Calendar Cover. Photo by Michael Lucido
K9 Partners Calendar Cover – Photo by Michael Lucido, Design by Eighty 8 Studios

Meet & Greet at Consign Furniture

Meet and Greet poster with details.

Want to meet one or two of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office K9s along with their deputies? Then plan on dropping by Consign Furniture between 10 am and noon on Saturday, September 10th. Until the event, we don’t know which dogs will be available for this opportunity, but they are all gorgeous animals and are used to being socialized.

The deputies will be happy to answer any questions you might have about the dogs and how they are used. At the same time, you might be able to pick up a copy of the 2023 K9 Partners calendar from the K9 Partners table for a $20 donation. We will also have K9 mugs with the dog’s pictures and statistics available for a $10 donation.

Here’s a sneak peak at the new calendar. A full reveal will be coming up in about two weeks. It’s very exciting with great photos!

All donations will go to K9 Partners to be used for providing for the equipment and training for the dog teams.

Great Barks and Badges Event Last Week!

Whew! We are finally recovering from last week’s Barks and Badges happening at Bartley Ranch. Were you there? Did you have a great time? Well, those of us in K9 Partners and our terrific volunteers certainly enjoyed meeting people and seeing our Washoe Country K9s go through their skills. Many thanks to Noah Bond from KOLO News, who announced our demonstrations and raffles! Greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all our donors for making this event possible and to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the CERT and Wells Fargo volunteers. Thank you to all the vendors, first responders, and services who came out to participate and to all of our attendees. We couldn’t do it without you!

We do have pictures taken by Diana Lee, our vice president, and we’re happy to share some of those with you.

  • Consolidated Bomb Squad with their sniffer dog Julio.

It’s almost here!

Barks and Badges is happening this Saturday! We wish to thank KTVN Channel 2 and Andi Cassinari for this great story on Someone to Know! Check out this video on their website.

https://www.2news.com/video/someone-2-know-washoe-county-k9-partners/video_26e20f1d-b64a-5690-b8b9-d8ac6eac8666.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

We hope to see you on Saturday! Remember it’s FREE! Bring the family, but please leave your pets at home.

5 Days to Barks & Badges!

This year’s Barks and Badges is coming up in just five more days on Saturday, May 14th! The weather forecast looks good for the day, so it will be a great day to come out to see the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office K9s, their handles, and all the other great First Responders who will be at our event. We’ll also have games for the kids, vendors and exhibitors to visit and of course, great demos from the K9s!

K9 Partners will be at the booth and we have new T-shirts in all sizes from little kidlets to big adults. Take a peak at the new colors! These shirts will not be sold online, only at our events. So come see us!

See a list of our vendors/exhibitors here.