Project Paws Alive - PPAK9

03/11/2026

This could be your pet. (video trigger warning: dog gets revived from house fire). This dog survived but not all agencies have pet oxygen mask kits and human oxygen masks don't work on animals. Please consider helping us get pet O2 kits out to agencies in need : https://tinyurl.com/PPAK9O2KIT

🎥 https://youtu.be/2zmZtZWIU64

5 Pets Pulled From Burning Carrollwood Home; Crews Tame 'Heavy Fire' In Minutes

03/08/2026

K9 Zeke locates drugs tossed from moving truck into a ditch. Zeke located approximately 6.6 grams of Butyryl Fentanyl and drug paraphernalia that led to the driver's arrest. The passenger was arrested on a felony warrant. Great job Zeke! 🐾
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03/08/2026

K9 ‘Kilo’ helps find 111 pounds of m**h and 2 guns belonging to the Sinaloa cartel. Detectives with the Fullerton PD partnered with agents from the DEA LA division for the operation, which resulted in a significant drug bust. K9 Kilo helped detectives locate a large quantity of m**hamphetamine that had been hidden by suspects. Authorities did not immediately release the names of the suspects or additional details about where the drugs were discovered. Great job Kilo! 🐾
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03/07/2026

Ventura PD K9 Torque sniffs out narcotics during traffic stop leading to arrest. Torque immediately alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, officers located a loaded .40 caliber pistol as well as sales-level quantities of m**hamphetamine and fentanyl. The suspect was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm, ammunition, a loaded firearm while in possession of narcotics, carrying a concealed firearm, transportation and possession of fentanyl for sales, transportation and possession of m**hamphetamine for sales, and possession of drug paraphernalia. 🐾
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03/07/2026

K9 Hoot leads officers to a 13-year-old boy with autism who was missing for several hours in Florida. Port St. Lucie K9 Officer Burdick and K9 Hoot, a bloodhound, were deployed to the scene to track the 13-year-old’s scent. After hours long tracking, Hoot found the teen in the brush of a wooded area alongside a railroad track. 🐾
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02/21/2026

K9 Coti of the Sarasota PD is honored with a final salute. Partnered with Officer Nick Dominis for 7 years, Coti did patrol operations, tracking suspects, locating missing or endangered persons, suspect apprehensions, and assisted the SWAT team. In 2021, Coti, a German shepherd, was medically retired, spending his remaining years as a member of the Dominis family. He died at age 12 from complications associated with old age. 🐾
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02/17/2026

Wishing our friend K9 Max a very Happy 4th Birthday! Max and his partner Senior Deputy Helm are assigned to the Headquarters Station of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office (CA). Max is patrol trained in building and open area searches, suspect apprehension, handler protection, and narcotics detection. 🐾
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02/17/2026

Paws Up for K9 Sig on his retirement after 7 years with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (CO), 🐾
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02/17/2026

K9 Bronco alerts to loaded firearm during traffic stop conducted by the Stockton PD (CA). Officers conducted a stop and deployed K9 Bronco who alerted on the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a loaded firearm. Way to go, Bronco! 🐾
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02/17/2026

Paws Up for K9 Mack on his retirement after 7 years with the Jasper Police Department (IN). Mack was partnered with Sgt. Brent Duncan for all seven years working together in narcotics detection, tracking, apprehension, and combating human trafficking. Thank you K9 Mack for your service. 🐾
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02/16/2026

K9 Dickie sniffs out a briefcase in a vehicle’s trunk with around 9 pounds of m**hamphetamine during a traffic stop. Dickie is with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office (CA). 🐾
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02/16/2026

Santa Cruz Police Department welcomes K9 Nova, a Labrador retriever, and the first therapy dog in their K9 Unit. Nova is trained to help reduce stress and ease anxiety following critical incidents involving employees, victims, and witnesses. 🐾
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