Washoe County K9 Partners

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

Please join us in wishing this brave, handsome boy a Happy Birthday!!! Ace turns 6 years old today! We hope your day is filled with fun, treats and lots of love! ❤️

05/14/2026

Way to go K9 Unit!! This is just one example of what they do every single day to make our County safer!! So proud of our K9s (and their Deputies, of course 😉)!!

05/07/2026

Happy Thursday Morning!! We'd like you to help us wish a very Happy Birthday to K9 Otto!! Otto turns 5 years old today! We hope his day is filled with fun, treats and lots of pets!!

04/29/2026

We wanted to share a very heart-warming story with you... A couple of months back, this very sweet little girl from Wisconsin sent a care package to our Ava. While searching online for pictures of a Dutch Shepherd to color (she has a Dutch Shepherd named Dutch 😀), she found our Ava and became a big fan, because her name is also Ava! She decided to send a care package to Ava for part of her community service project. Our Ava absolutely loves it and wanted to thank her! So, her partner (now retired) Deputy Harris, put together a care package of his own and sent it to her! We hope she loves it! First photo is her pup, Dutch with the care package she sent. Second photo is her sweet letter to Ava. Third photo is Deputy Harris' return gift.

04/21/2026

A few members of our fantastic K9 Unit played in the Guns and Hoses Golf Tournament today. Guns and Hoses is a charity golf tournament that raises money for the Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation. The K9s wanted to play as well, but they wouldn't give the balls back! 😉😂 Looks like fun was had by all!

04/17/2026

Good evening Washoe County Friends!! We are excited to announce that our Annual Barks and Badges event will be August 2nd this year! AND, we have a brand new venue... Rancho San Rafael Park! More details will come closer to the event. In the meantime, we'd like to let you know that we are excepting applications for vendors and food trucks that would like to come out and have a fun day with us! And, as always, it's completely free!! We do NOT charge for vendor space. Vendors will need their own tents, tables, chairs, etc. If you'd like to join us, please give us a call at 775-685-6665, or message us here on Facebook and we'll give you more information. Hope to see you there!

04/03/2026

Please help us wish our sweet Maggie a Yappy Birthday!!! She turns 3 years old today!!

Today we are celebrating K9 Maggie’s 3rd birthday!

Maggie serves the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office as an explosives detection K9 and works closely with her handler, Deputy Smith. Her training, focus, and dedication play an important role in helping keep our community safe.

Please join us in wishing Maggie a happy birthday and thanking her for her continued service to Washoe County.

Washoe County K9 Partners

03/25/2026

We wanted to give you a few more fun facts about our new K9 Rex! Rex's birthday is August 10th. He is a Dutch Shepherd from Hungary. He is a multi-purpose pup, trained in narcotics detection, tracking and apprehension. He loves his Kong toy, riding in his truck and playing with his new sister, a doberman named Fiona! Isn't he just so handsome?!

03/21/2026

Good Afternoon Washoe County! Happy Saturday! We are excited to introduce you to our newest addition to the WCSO K9 Unit family!! This is Rex and his partner Deputy Carlton!! Rex is a Dutch Shepherd and is 17 months old. We can't wait to see what this new team can do for our community!