06/11/2026
K9 Sonny from the Lawrence Police Department tried so hard for his department portrait, and we thought everyone would wanna see it.
Since starting this program fewer dogs have affected me as deeply as this guy. He absolutely blew away his screener at the shelter he had landed at as a stray. As his euthanasia deadline drew closer and closer, I was on the phone, sending emails and texts, and reaching out to every police contact I knew—and plenty I didn’t. I checked my phone constantly, hoping for a call, a message, anything that could give this dog a chance. The clock had almost completely run out...then the call finally came. A huge thank you to the AMAZING volunteers at the The Animal Protection League Inc., Indianaa for fighting for every minute for him!
So thanks to those volunteers at the shelter he now he holds his head high as a ballistic detection dog. From almost at the end of the line to now holding the blue line, we are so proud of you Sonny!
*Pupdate- this post took off and some people in the comments seem confused by what we do here since they haven't heard of us before (we are both new and small). We recruit high drive and social dogs from high risk shelters that are pending euthanasia due to the shelter being overcrowded. We then train them to be police canines from scratch. So dogs that had almost no hope are given the training, equipment, family and purpose they need to go thrive as police dogs. We provide the training, equipment and vet care at no cost to police departments if they enroll in our program. Our slogan is "from shelter to shield" and we are an Indianapolis area based 501c3 non profit. If you'd like to support our mission consider purchasing some merch off our website, donating to help these homeless heroes find their purpose or following or sharing our page. Thanks!
