K9 Program

Law enforcement agencies use man's best friend to assist in a variety of tasks; to not only make their jobs easier but to make them safer. Many of those tasks require a honed set of skills taught by professional dog trainers, which take months to master. The tasks are created for a specific dog breed. All in all, K-9 units have developed for more than a hundred years, and some of those procedures and techniques haven't changed much, even those that originated in Europe.

The canines help us do our job safer and faster saving the Sheriff's Office hundreds of man-hours every year. The canines freely and willingly go into areas deputies are not able to. We rely on the canine teams to use their special abilities to help us locate suspects, evidence, narcotics, explosives, or missing persons quickly.

America has seen the use of canines in law enforcement for more than 100 years; with failures and successes, but one aspect has remained, and that is the continued use of man's best friend remaining an integral part and partner to law enforcement professionals.

Interested in making a financial contribution to help fund our K9 Program, please email Cpl. Austin Addison for details.

Cpl. Austin Addison Unit Supervisor

Training  Detection  Breed  Belgian Malinois  Gender  Male  Age  3 years old   GATOR

Deputy Jacob Sivley K9 Handler

Training  Tracking  Breed  Bloodhound  Gender  Male  Age  2 years old   JEB

Deputy Cole Kelley K9 Handler

Training  Detection  Breed  Labrador  Gender  Male  Age  3 years old   LUNA

Deputy Carrie Bowman K9 Handler

Training  Therapy  Breed  German Shepherd  Gender  Female  Date of Birth  August 8, 2013  Date of Death  June 6, 2024 EMMA

Officer Nadia Sims K9 Handler

Training  Detection  Breed  Dutch Shepherd  Gender  Male  Age  2 years old     TANGO

Officer Maggie Smith K9 Handler

Training  Detection  Breed  Golden Retriever  Gender  Male  Age  7 years old     PELUCHE