Retired Police K-9s
These are the K9’s we are caring for. Check out their profiles below.
Nero
Belgian Malinois
Retired April 2018
Nero was donated to the Yarmouth Police Dept. Nero is certified in patrol work. Since retirement this good boy enjoys spending his time with his buddy Thor.⠀
Rocco
Yellow Lab
Retired 2019
K-9 Rocco is a 5 year old yellow lab that was donated by Pacheco Kennel in the town of Raynham.. He was trained as a single purpose, passive Narcotics K-9 and completed a 12 week academy. Rocco was an Officer with the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office for 5 years and retired with his handler on February 11, 2019. During his career as a Narcotics Detection K-9 he was assigned full time to the Cape & Islands Narcotics Unit working closely with local, state and federal agencies. Rocco conducted motor vehicle searches, school searches, correctional facility searches, people searches, outside area searches, building searches and much more. During his 5 years of service he had seized over $100,000 in U.S. currency and has been involved in Narcotic cases convicting numerous violators. Rocco now is home with his family swimming in a pool over the summer and playing in the snow with the kids in the winter months.
Koda
Lab Beagle mix
Retired July 2018
Koda is a single purpose narcotic detection K9 that was rescued by the Sandwich Police Department from The Animal Rescue League. Koda worked in Sandwich for a year after graduating from the Narcotic detection academy. Then in August of 2013 Koda and her handler were assigned full time to the Massachusetts State Police Cape Cod Drug Task Force where she worked until her retirement in 2018 as well as maintaining her service in the town of Sandwich. Koda helped detect numerous amounts of narcotics and contraband during her career as she was involved in many high profile narcotic cases throughout the Cape Cod and surrounding areas.
Dex
Belgian Malinois
Retired May 2019
Served as a patrol dog for the Barnstable county sheriffs office from October 2014 until May 2019. Assisted with searches in locating suspects, lost children, missing persons, evidence recovery. Dex had numerous finds while assisting all towns within Barnstable County during the five year period where he worked the road.
Diesel
Chocolate Lab
Retired July 2019
Narcotic K9 served as a narcotic k9 for the Barnstable County Sheriffs office for 2 years, assisted with narcotic searches, School searched, search warrants, motor vehicle stops, evidence recovery, currency seizures, property seizures, area search people air sniff. and arrests with Jail time. assisted all towns in the county as well as Mass.
Nick
Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department.
Dodo
Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department.