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

All of us at K9 Partners are deeply saddened by the news we received yesterday, May 30th, 2023, of K9 Murphy’s passing. He seemed an unlikely law enforcement dog, but he was a great drug dog and the absolute best meet-and-greet dog. Kids and adults loved him and he loved the attention. He was a hit at every demo he did. Our deepest sympathy to Captain Gamboa and his family on their loss.

Today, Diana Lee from K9 Partners, along with Sgt. Nemeth, and Deputy Grulli with K9 Jett were on KOLO Channel 8, talking about the Barks and Badges event happening this weekend. They talked about everything we have scheduled and how they want the public to meet the dogs. Diana also hinted at a BIG reveal that will be done at the event and if you want to be among the first to know, be at Bartley Ranch this weekend.

Click on this link to view the video from KOLO Channel 8: https://www.kolotv.com/video/2023/06/01/barks-badges/https://www.kolotv.com/video/2023/06/01/barks-badges/

Barks and Badges is Saturday, June 3rd from 10 am to 3 pm. This is FREE admission for everyone. Please leave your pets at home though.

Don’t forget this is happening this coming weekend! This will be a great event and it looks like the weather will cooperate to give us a warm, sunny day for this fun and interesting event. Lots of vendors will be there and we have a few food trucks. Hope to see ya’ll there!

K9 Partners was delighted to be asked to be at Consign Furniture’s first-ever Trunk ‘n’ Treat event! Two Washoe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Teams joined us to give the little trick or treaters a chance to meet Odin and Ava. The dogs were a big hit!

The costumes were adorable, scary, and so creative! A DJ kept the music going and the kids dancing. Food and craft vendors filled the parking lot! We had a great time handing out candy, trading cards, and stickers. Here’s a few photos from the evening’s event.

K9 Partners will be helping out at Consign Furniture’s Trunk ‘n’ Treat event for kids. All proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Club. One of our Washoe County K9 teams will be there with us. It’s between 6 pm and 8 pm on October 28th at Consign Furniture, 6865 Sierra Center Pkwy #200, Reno, NV 89511.

Bring the kids and come on out!

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.

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:

Although I’m a little late getting this posted, K9 Partners is so grateful to the folks at Lithia Reno Subaru for their generous support over the years and for once again including us in their Share the Love program in 2022. Thank you so much.