Virginia Police Canine Association

06/02/2026

We join in mourning the loss of K-9 Knight, who was killed in the line of duty on May 31, 2026.

Our deepest condolences go out to Cpl. John Walsh, the Chesterfield County (VA) Police Department, and all who knew and loved K-9 Knight. His dedication, bravery, and faithful service to his handler and community will always be remembered.

Thank you for your sacrifice, K-9 Knight. Your watch has ended, but your legacy of service will live on.

End of Watch: May 31, 2026

04/23/2026

04/20/2026

Great job, CCSO Cpl. Booth & K-9 Copper!

Successful Track⭐️💪

K9 Copper and her person Cpl. Booth were successful on another track for some missing juveniles!!

Thank you to them and their dedication to consistent training for days like today!

Powerful work team!

Tim

03/03/2026

Great work, CCSO Deputy Makely and K9 Achak!

02/10/2026

Great job, MPPD Officer Stinnett/K-9 Tigger!

🐾 K9 Team Success Alert! 🌟

We are overjoyed to share that our incredible Bloodhound team has successfully tracked down a missing 12-year-old boy!

Manassas Park Officer Stinnett and K9 Tigger were called to assist Manassas City Police Department in locating a missing juvenile that had left his home in the early hours this morning.

With the unwavering dedication of our team and the amazing skills of our bloodhound, K9 Tigger, we were able to locate him safe and sound! 👏🏼

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our efforts. Your teamwork and quick action made all the difference in bringing him home.

This experience reminds us of the power of community and the incredible bond between humans and dogs. Let’s continue to look out for one another! 🐕🐾💙

Find-M' Friends, Inc.

11/10/2025

🐾 K9 Officer Spotlight: Sergeant Sproule & K9 Brody! 🐾
Meet Sergeant Sproule, a 20-year law enforcement veteran with 15 years proudly serving as a K9 officer! His trusted partner, K9 Brody, is a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois who’s been by his side for the past few years. Together, this dynamic duo focuses on narcotics enforcement, patrol, and helping to keep our community safe every day.
Brody isn’t just a top-notch working dog — he’s also an athlete! 💪 He recently took 2nd place in the Fastest Dog competition at the 2025 Iron Dog event.
Fun fact: Brody responds to Dutch commands! 🇳🇱
K9 teams like Sergeant Sproule and Brody are an essential part of our mission to fight crime, stop the spread of illegal drugs, and protect our community. Thank you both for your dedication and service! 💙

05/01/2025

Great job, FCSO Sgt. Arrington and K-9 Remi!

During the early morning hours of Thursday, May 1, 2025, a patrol deputy located a male walking along the 5100-blk of Lee Highway. Noting that he was a traffic hazard, the patrol deputy attempted to give the subject a ride. The subject proceeded to spray a substance at the deputy, which he said was "mace". When other deputies arrived on scene, the subject also sprayed them.

Sgt. Arrington/K-9 Remi were on scene and K-9 Remi was deployed, physically apprehending the subject. He was taken into custody without further incident.

Please see the post on the official Fauquier County Sheriff's Office page for more information.

04/28/2025

Great job, FCSO Sgt. Arrington and K-9 Remi!

During the early morning hours of Sunday, April 27, 2025, Sgt. Arrington/K-9 Remi were called to assist the Warrenton Police Department with a K-9 track to locate a wanted subject. The subject had an outstanding warrant for Failing to Register or Providing False Information - Violent S*x Offender. The subject was last seen in the area of the 500-blk of Broadview Avenue approximately two hours prior.

Sgt. Arrington deployed K-9 Remi and K-9 Remi located a track. The track was just over a half mile long, going through a wooded area and business parking lots. K-9 Remi continued to follow the track and located the wanted subject hiding in the woods in an area near the 500-blk of Fauquier Road. Sgt. Arrington gave verbal commands to the wanted subject and he put his hands up in surrender. The subject was taken into custody without further incident.

04/08/2025

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐈𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬

𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟑 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥
2025 Iron Dog Champion - MPO Hodges/K-9 Bosco - Prince William County Police Department
Second Place - DEP Nobles/K-9 Whiskey - King George County Sheriff's Office
Third Place - OFC Doescher/K-9 Wilson - The Arlington County Police Department

𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟑 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐊-𝟗𝐬
First Place - MPO Flick/K-9 Kyro - Harrisonburg Police Department
Second Place - SGT Sproule/K-9 Brody - City of Manassas Park Police Department
Third Place - MPO Hodges/K-9 Bosco - Prince William County PD

𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟑 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐊-𝟗𝐬
First Place - MDS Harner/K-9 Ladee - Fauquier County Sheriff's Office
Second Place - OFC McIntosh/K-9 Argo - U.S. State Department
Third Place - OFC Hatty/K-9 Dona - Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟑 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐊-𝟗𝐬
First Place - SPO Brickley/K-9 Elmore - Leesburg Police Department
Second Place - PFC Weible-Gallupe/K-9 Iris - Leesburg PD
Third Place - OFC Martin/K-9 Zero - Blacksburg Police Department

𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐁𝐨𝐱 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
First Place - SGT Dejarnette/K-9 Drake - Culpeper County Sheriff's Office
Second Place - SPO Sullivan/K-9 Dan - Leesburg PD
Third Place - LT Benson/K-9 Maverick - Radford City Police Department

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐁𝐨𝐱 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
First Place - MDS Harner/K-9 Ladee - Fauquier County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit
Second Place - MPO Hodges/K-9 Bosco - Prince William County PD
Third Place - SPO Kidd/K-9 Riley - Leesburg PD

𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
First Place - OFC Doescher/K-9 Wilson - Arlington County PD
Second Place - MPO Hodges/K-9 Bosco - Prince William County PD
Third Place - MPO Flick/K-9 Kyro - Harrisonburg PD

𝐌𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐞
First Place - DET Bragg/K-9 Radar - Town of Orange Police Department
Second Place - MPO Flick/K-9 Kyro - Harrisonburg PD
Third Place - MPO Lowery/K-9 Ghost - Fairfax County Police Department

𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
First Place - CPL Rowe/K-9 Reni - Tazewell County Virginia Sheriff's Office
Second Place - MPO Flick/K-9 Kyro - Harrisonburg PD
Third Place - SGT Sproule/K-9 Brody - Manassas Park PD

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
First Place - SPO Brickley/K-9 Elmore - Leesburg PD
Second Place - OFC Martin/K-9 Zero - Blacksburg PD
Third Place - DEP Wharwood/K-9 Zarie - Rockingham County Sheriff's Office - VA

𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞
First Place - MDS Gregory/K-9 Roman - Warren County Virginia Sheriff's Office
Second Place - SGT Dejarnette/K-9 Drake - Culpeper County SO
Third Place - MDS Harner/K-9 Ladee - Fauquier County SO

𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐟
First Place - SGT Arrington/K-9 Remi - Fauquier County SO
Second Place - SPO Brickley/K-9 Elmore - Leesburg PD
Third Place - Trooper Lewis/K-9 Bandit - Virginia State Police

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐟
First Place - MPO Hodges/K-9 Bosco - Prince William County PD
Second Place - MDS Harner/K-9 Ladee - Fauquier County SO
Third Place - OFC Hatty/K-9 Dona - Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
First Place - MPO Flick/K-9 Kyro - Harrisonburg PD
Second Place - OFC Strobel/K-9 Chaffee - Prince William County PD
Third Place - OFC Owens/K-9 Wilson - Staunton Police Department

𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
First Place - PFC Weible-Gallupe/K-9 Iris - Leesburg PD
Second Place - OFC Martin/K-9 Zero - Blacksburg PD
Third Place - DEP Wharwood/K-9 Zarie - Rockingham County SO

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
First Place - MDS Harner/K-9 Ladee - Fauquier County SO
Second Place - K-9 Technician Nunn/K-9 Max - U.S. Capitol Police
Third Place - OFC McIntosh/K-9 Argo - State Department

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐠
First Place - DET Bragg/K-9 Radar - Town of Orange PD
Second Place - CPL Rowe/K-9 Reni - Tazewell County SO
Third Place - MPO Flick/K-9 Kyro - Harrisonburg PD

𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐠
First Place - SGT Arrington/K-9 Remi - Fauquier County SO
Second Place - SGT Sproule/K-9 Brody - Manassas Park PD
Third Place - MPO Flick/K-9 Kyro - Harrisonburg PD

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬!

03/21/2025

We are gearing up for the 2025 Iron Dog Competition! This is a family-friendly event that is open to the public and free to attend. Please spread the word and come out to support these amazing K-9 teams!