Gizmo's Gift

Gizmo's Gift Helping our nation's 4-legged heroes one dog at a time! Military Working Dogs, Contract Working Dogs, Police, TSA, Border Patrol

Gizmo's Gift is here to provide financial support for medical bills, transportation to their fur-ever homes, and items they may need to make retirement life more comfortable. Watch our TEDx Talk to learn about our beginnings, mission, and more via the link below. https://youtu.be/fJsUwWWhNbU

MWDs, CWDs, and Police K9s are retired for medical reasons such as hip dysplasia, PTSD, severe allergies o

r even degenerative myelopathy and require many veterinary visits once they have completed their service. The majority of K9s retiring are between the ages of 8 and 12 years old and have various special needs. With today’s economic financial hardships, it becomes an expensive responsibility owning one of these heroes. Too frequently people have stepped up to commit their home to a retiring K9 and then found the medical finances too much of a hardship. This causes them to break their commitment to providing a forever home for this retired K9. As a result, some K9s get passed from home to home, due to inexperience with handling these special warriors. Gizmo's Gift, believes if we can help take some of that financial worry off of their shoulders, more people with loving hearts will be able to provide the caring homes these dogs need and deserve.

08/14/2026

Happy Barkday to one of our local K9 heroes! Happy Barkday to you!! Happy Barkday dear Maverick!!! Happy Barkday to you!...
08/12/2026

Happy Barkday to one of our local K9 heroes!
Happy Barkday to you!! Happy Barkday dear Maverick!!! Happy Barkday to you!!!
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Selma’s Goodest boy turned 5 years old! (35 in dog years)

Selma Police Department

08/07/2026

Today, August 6th, 2026 marks 15 years since Extortion 17. On this day 15 years ago, 30 American military servicemen and...
08/07/2026

Today, August 6th, 2026 marks 15 years since Extortion 17.
On this day 15 years ago, 30 American military servicemen and a military working dog were killed when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter–call sign Extortion 17–was shot down in Afghanistan.

This remains the greatest single loss of life to Naval Special Warfare since the Afghan War started in 2001.
Wr are all forever indebted to each of you and your sacrifices ♥️🙏🏼 🫡

On August 6, 2011 at approximately 2:36 am, elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment were engaged in a fierce firefight in the Tangi Valley, Wardak Province, Afghanistan in an attempt to capture or kill a senior Taliban leader. Midway through the firefight, they requested support from the IRF (Immediate Reaction Force) consisting of 17 Navy Seals and 5 Naval Special Warfare Expeditionary Specialists and a Military Working Dog named Bart. They were all aboard a CH-46 helicopter with the call sign “Extortion 17”. As the IRF approached the landing zone, A Rocket Propelled Gr***de fired from Taliban forces struck Extortion 17 approximately 180 feet above the landing zone, exploding in midair and then violently crashing killing everyone aboard. To date, this is the single largest loss of life in Naval Special Warfare history.
Lest we forget.

Amazing!! 🐾 🇺🇸 🫡
08/03/2026

Amazing!! 🐾 🇺🇸 🫡

A stretch of St. Rt. 28 in the Village of Herkimer will now be known as the War Dog Memorial Highway. LINK BELOW.

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07/31/2026

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🐾❤️ Lace up for a hero! Honor Boerne Police K9 Chico, who gave his life in the line of duty, by joining the virtual Fallen K9 Memorial Run on Sept. 1. Whether you run, walk or cheer from the sidelines, every step helps celebrate Chico's legacy and support working police K9s nationwide.

🏃‍♀️🐕 Register by Aug. 10 and don't forget to share your photos and finish time by tagging .

DETAILS: https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/k9-chico-boerne-memorial-run-national-police-day-united-fallen-canine-tribute-runners-walkers-virtual-sacrifice-handlers-law-enforcement/273-661d10dd-22b3-4602-9843-ec641529f7fe

Working K9’s have many types of jobs! Way to go K9 Maisy!
07/24/2026

Working K9’s have many types of jobs!
Way to go K9 Maisy!

"If you discovered all this in a suitcase, wouldn't you be this happy?"

That's what Customs and Border Protection joked after K-9 Maisy sniffed out a suitcase arriving from Thailand packed with nearly 100 pounds of prohibited meat, plants and wildlife products.

Officers say the luggage was stuffed with raw meat, mangoes, garlic, bamboo, banana plants and even a Bengal monitor lizard — a large, powerful reptile native to South and Southeast Asia that can grow more than five feet long. The lizard was turned over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Officials say agriculture detector dogs like Maisy help stop invasive pests, animal diseases and illegal wildlife from entering the U.S.

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