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K-9's That Died In The Line
Of Duty
Police officers that have lost their K9's in the line of duty and
who would like to have their K9 partner added to the list,
please contact James A. Cortina
( Please include documentation ).
The list below is a list of K-9'S that died while in
service only.
A canine officer and his K9 share good
friendship and become great co-workers with a unique bond of loyalty
that is impossible to describe. When an officer loses his K9 partner it
can be devastating for the officer and his family and
marks
the end of an intense relationship that many say defies description.
This list below is dedicated to these special K9’S, some who have died
protecting their partner or protecting their community. Services for
these fallen K9’S draw leaders, citizens and uniformed handlers. Fire
trucks cross their ladders, bagpipes and taps are played, black ribbons
are worn across badges, wreaths and American flags are displayed…
a fitting farewell for an officer of the law.
This list serves as a tribute to these
special K9’S and also as a reminder to the dangers they face every day
and lastly for their human partners to view these statistics and
increase the safety of coming home together to enjoy another day of
working with each other.
Thank you to all who help
contribute data.
In alphabetical
order by state abbreviations where K9 died.
TOTAL 1,496
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K9 NAME |
LOCATION |
CAUSE OF DEATH |
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KAS |
Andalusia, AL |
Unknown |
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FOX |
Lauderdale, AL |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
URSO |
Montgomery, AL |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
ARAS |
Selma, AL |
Bloat |
|
JEFF |
Jacksonville, AR |
Snake Bite |
|
XANTHO |
Little Rock, AR |
Cancer / Hemangiosarcoma / Euthanized |
|
AROS |
Springdale, AR |
Cancer |
|
CASH |
Chico, CA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
ABEL |
Lake Elsinore, CA |
Infection |
|
BOSCO |
Monterey County, CA |
Attacked 2 Dogs Killing 1/ Euthanized |
|
YASKO |
Paso Robles, CA |
Cancer |
|
BENTHO |
San Joaquin, CA |
Pancreatic Cancer |
|
JAKE |
San Luis Obispo, CA |
Cancer |
|
CHRIS |
Santa Ana, CA |
Natural Causes |
|
GOTTO |
Siskiyou County, CA |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
SPANKY |
New Haven, CT |
Unknown |
|
RUDY |
Newtown, CT. ( MWD ) |
Mesenteric Torsion |
|
KING |
Alachua County, FL |
Fall / Broken Back / Euthanized |
|
BRUTUS |
Columbia County, FL |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
WIL |
Largo, FL |
Cancer |
|
ARROS |
Fayette County, GA |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
LUIGI |
Fort Benning, GA ( MWD ) |
Hip Dysplasia / Euthanized |
|
AYAN |
Jefferson, GA |
Natural Causes |
|
DEVIL |
Norfolk Southern, GA |
Struck By Train |
|
JARNO |
Rockdale County, GA |
Natural Causes |
|
PO-PO |
Waynesboro, GA |
Ingested Chemical Used To Make Meth |
|
TRAX |
Clinton County, IA |
Cancer |
|
KONAN |
Chillicothe, IL |
Natural Causes |
|
ALEX |
Grundy County, IL |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
CHIEF |
Rantoul, IL |
Lung Cancer / Euthanized |
|
AXLE |
Rock Falls, IL |
Prostate
Cancer |
|
PABLO |
Waukegan, IL |
Person Bitten / K9 Euthanized |
|
LORD |
Evansville, IN |
Lung Infection / Blastomycosis / Euth. |
|
CIRO |
Gary, IN |
Cancer / Internal Bleeding |
|
RICKY |
Mishawaka, IN |
Vehicle Crash |
|
NERO |
Murry, KY |
Natural Causes |
|
BRONCO |
Bossier, LA |
Natural Causes |
|
JADA |
Foxboro, MA |
Swallowed Plastic Spoon |
|
JASOU |
Scarborough, ME |
Pneumothorax ( Collapsed Lung ) |
|
BRANDY |
Allegan County, MI |
Cancer |
|
DUECE |
Anoka, MN |
Ruptured Digestive System |
|
HERO |
Goodview, MN |
Choked On Cable In His Kennel |
|
DAK |
Fort Wood, MO ( MWD ) |
Cancer |
|
YORDI |
Meridan, MS |
Spinal Condition / Euthanized |
|
TAZ |
Burke County, NC |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
RINGO |
Kinston, NC |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
ZIP |
Londonderry, NH |
Intestinal Problem |
|
ZELDA |
State Police, NH |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
MICA |
Weare, NH |
Cancer |
|
SHADOW |
Middletown, NJ |
Natural Causes / Euthanized |
|
RONY |
Auburn, NY |
Cancer |
|
BANDIT |
Amherst. OH |
Bloat |
|
ADRIAN |
Astabula, OH |
Unknown |
|
JUNO |
Cincinnati, OH |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
SIMON |
Oxford, OH |
Natural Causes |
|
CIR |
Altus, OK |
Electrocuted |
|
COOPER |
Bartlesville, OK |
Poisoned / Anti Freeze / Euthanized |
|
JACK |
Cushing, OK |
Swallowed Toy |
|
DOZER |
Bandon, OR |
Cancer |
|
EURO |
Salem, OR |
Unknown |
|
ELVIS |
Johnstown, PA |
Lung
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
RICKY |
West Caln, PA |
Cancer / Spleen |
|
DOLFO |
West Reading, PA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
LUKE |
Anderson, SC |
Bloat |
|
ARON |
Bennettsville, SC |
Unknown |
|
CYRUS |
Eutawville, SC |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
DASHER |
Oconee County, SC |
Vehicle Crash |
|
HONDO |
Watertown, SD |
Bacterial Infection / Euthanized |
|
HANSEN |
Blout County, TN |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
SGT. GORDO |
Decherd, TN |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
YORIS |
Elizabethton, TN |
Stabbed / Euthanized |
|
RUDY |
Hopkinsville, TN |
Unknown |
|
SOLO |
Overton County, TN |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
CEZAR |
Arp, TX |
Congestive Heart Failure / Euthanized |
|
SCOUT |
Cedar Park, TX |
Bloat |
|
ARGIS |
Seguin, TX |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
NATAN |
Tomball, TX |
Natural Causes |
|
KODA |
Midvale, UT |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
TROLL |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Cancer |
|
WIN |
Albemarle, VA |
Piece Of Concrete Fell From Building |
|
MOSELY |
Madison, WI |
Cancer |
|
AGON |
Waupum, WI |
Immune Deficiency / Euthanized |
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KILO |
Wood County, WI |
Cancer / Spine / Euthanized |
|
SUGAR |
Carbon County, WY |
Vehicle Crash |
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DAISY |
Leduc, Canada |
Organ Failure |
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TITAN |
Victoria, BC, Canada |
Bloat |
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VAHLTER |
Windsor, Canada |
Ran Into Steel Fence Post |
|
NIKO |
Winnipeg, Canada |
Surgery / Anesthesia To Fix Tooth |
|
GAGE |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
SKYE |
Northern Constabulary,
Scotland |
Unknown |
|
TROY |
Nottingham,
UK |
Cancer |
|
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K9 NAME |
LOCATION |
CAUSE OF DEATH |
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RICK |
Anchorage, AK |
Cancer / Hemangiosarcoma |
|
MARCO |
Forest City, AR |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
RUSH |
Gravette, AR |
People Bitten, K9 Euthanized |
|
VYSTRA |
Florence, AZ |
Unknown |
|
RUDY |
Yuma, AZ |
Unknown |
|
DUKE |
Alameda, CA |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
BILLY |
Alameda, CA |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
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CODY |
Arcata, CA |
Bloat |
|
BRANDO |
Kings County, CA |
Leptospirosis |
|
NIKO |
Lathrop, CA |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
VALOR |
Redondo Beach, CA |
Kidney Failure / Euthanized |
|
ADO |
Sacramento, CA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
ZAK |
Stratford, CT |
Heart Attack |
|
BANDIT |
New Castle, DE |
Cancer / Brain Tumor |
|
HONDO |
Flagler County, FL |
Unknown |
|
VIPER |
Orlando, FL |
Struck By Vehicle / Shot, Friendly Fire |
|
PONCHO |
Panama City Beach, FL |
Unknown |
|
KIMBO |
Plantation, FL |
Blood Disorder |
|
OZZWALD |
Sarasota County, FL |
Bloat |
|
GUNNER |
Zephyrhills, FL |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
RUDY |
Carrollton, GA |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
DAN |
Cedartown, GA |
Bloat |
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GUNNER |
Conyers, GA |
Liver Cancer |
|
DIEGO |
Gainesville, GA |
People
Bitten / Euthanized |
|
MILO |
Hogansville, GA |
Unknown |
|
JIMI |
Lamar County, GA |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
MUIS |
Norfolk Southern, GA |
Cancer |
|
ABBY |
Clear Lake, IA |
Cancer |
|
ROY |
Dubuque, IA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
DUKE |
Champaign County, IL |
Unknown |
|
BLAZE |
Oakland County, IL |
Cancer |
|
TANK |
Dept. of Natural Resources, IN |
Unknown |
|
DOOGIE |
Olathe, KS |
Natural Causes |
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RONY |
Saline County, KS |
Pneumonia |
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BUDDY |
Vanceburg, KY |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
ROY |
Williamstown, KY |
Unknown |
|
PHILOS |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Vehicle Crash |
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CARLOS |
New Orleans, LA |
Heartworm |
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PHANTOM |
New Orleans, LA |
Fall |
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PRIMO |
New Orleans, LA |
Heat Exhaustion |
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COLE |
Barnstable, MA |
Cancer |
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ANNABELLE |
Billerica, MA |
Gastrointestinal Illness / Euthanized |
|
ALEX |
Burlington, MA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
MASON |
Dracut, MA |
Heart Attack |
|
KI |
Pittsfield, MA |
Infection |
|
BOJAR |
Springfield, MA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
GRIZ |
Montgomery County, MD |
Cancer |
|
SAM |
Rockville, MD |
Unknown / Euthanized |
|
FREDDIE |
Detroit, MI ( FBI ) |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
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ANJIA |
Three Rivers, MI |
Autoimmune Disease |
|
ROCKY |
Anoka County, MN |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
INDY |
Clay County, MN |
Cancer / Spleen / Euthanized |
|
ROM |
Coon Rapids, MN |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
FELONY |
Howard Lake, MN |
Accidentally Euthanized |
|
CHASE |
Mineapolis, MN |
Fall |
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MUK |
Camden County, MO |
Cancer |
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BARCO |
Asheboro, NC |
Cancer |
|
SAM |
Asheville, NC |
Unknown |
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MORSE |
Duck, NC |
Bloat |
|
CHESS |
Kure Beach, NC |
Kidney Failure |
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ROBY |
Swain, NC |
Surgery Complications |
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KAI |
Papillion, NE |
Cancer |
|
DAK |
Atlantic City, NJ |
Cancer |
|
PATTON |
Mount Holly, NJ |
Heat Exhaustion |
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RICO |
Bernalillo County, NM |
Cancer / Intestinal |
|
URO |
Holloman A.F.Base,(MWD) NM |
Bloat |
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DIRK |
West Jordan, NV |
Cancer |
|
BOES |
Harrison, NY |
Cancer |
|
ZEUS |
New Platz, NY |
Vehicle Crash |
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TAZ |
New York, NY |
Natural Causes |
|
SPIRIT |
Southampton Village, NY |
Surgery / Hole In Lung |
|
AJAX |
Southold, NY |
Unknown |
|
DINO |
OH ( BCII ) |
Lung
Cancer |
|
NIK |
Conneaut, OH |
Cancer |
|
OMAR |
Geneva, OH |
Natural Causes |
|
BRICO |
Zanesville, OH |
Natural Causes |
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JARI |
Albany, OR |
Bloat |
|
LELA |
Portland, OR |
Cancer |
|
XWODIN |
Portland, OR |
Natural Causes |
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GRANIT |
Salem, OR |
Bloat |
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MOOSE |
Umatilla, OR |
Unknown |
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BIMMER |
Doylestown, PA |
Unknown |
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RUDY |
Coatesville, PA |
Cancer |
|
LUCAS |
Saxonburg, PA |
Kidney Failure / Euthanized |
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SKOOCH |
Upper Moreland, PA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
SAM |
Dillon, SC |
Unknown |
|
KING |
Jasper County, SC |
Organ Failure / Euthanized |
|
REX |
Yankton, SD |
Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia E |
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RINGO |
Anderson County, TN |
Kidney Failure |
|
DASH |
Cookeville, TN |
Cancer |
|
DOLLAR |
Smyrna, TN |
Cancer |
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SOLEIL |
Allen, TX |
Cancer |
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MADISON |
Bandera, TX |
Unknown |
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LUCTOR |
Gregg County, TX |
Heart Attack |
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SIR |
Guadalupe County, TX |
Cancer |
|
LANDO |
Harker Heights, TX |
Natural Causes |
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BLEK |
Harris County, TX |
Strangled |
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CITO |
Laredo, TX |
Lung
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
HARLEY |
Montgomery, TX |
Tetanus |
|
HIKO |
Richland Hills, TX |
Spinal Problems / Euthanized |
|
SEM |
Three Rivers, TX |
Heat Exhaustion |
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CLIF |
Wichita, TX |
Surgery / During Root Canal |
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NITRO |
Winfield, TX |
Struck By Vehicle |
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KEVE |
Quantico, VA (MWD ) |
Surgery |
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SANTO |
Quantico, VA (MWD ) |
Hip Dysplasia / Lumbosacral / E |
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CYRUS |
Duvall, WA |
Cancer / Intestinal |
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FREDDIE |
Seattle, WA |
Surgery, Spleen,
Internal Bleeding |
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THOR |
Dane, WI |
Cancer / Euthanized |
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MORGON |
Rice Lake, WI |
Heart Attack |
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SAMPSON |
Fayette, WV |
Cancer |
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ARES |
Morgantown, WV |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
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BRIX |
Durham, Canada |
Natural Causes / Euthanized |
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KOALA |
Miramichi, Canada |
Cancer / Euthanized |
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KAYO |
Arhus, Denmark |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
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MACI |
U.S. Army/Afghanistan MWD |
IED Explosive |
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KEVIN |
U.S. Army / Iraq ( MWD ) |
Cancer |
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FLAPOOR |
U.S. Marines ( MWD ) |
Heart Attack |
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ROLF |
Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
BUZZ |
Amble, England |
Unknown |
|
JET |
Nottinghan, UK |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
JAY-JAY |
Nottinghan, UK |
Heat Exhaustion |
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2008 |
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K9 NAME |
LOCATION |
CAUSE OF DEATH |
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BALOO |
Tempe, AZ |
Fall |
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KAISER |
Coolidge, AZ |
Heart Attack |
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STRIKER |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
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HAWK |
Alameda, CA ( MWD ) USCG |
Disk Problem / Euthanized |
|
REXX |
California Highway Patrol |
Cancer |
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TOKO |
Chico, CA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
D'JANGO |
Cotati, CA |
Bee Sting |
|
BOSS |
Fairfax, CA |
Cancer / Spleen |
|
MAX |
Petaluma, CA |
Person Bitten, K9 Euthanized |
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FORREST |
San Diego, CA |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
IGNAZ |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Mesenteril Torsion |
|
AXEL |
Norwalk, CT |
Slipped Disc / Euthanized |
|
REESE |
Norwich, CT |
Unknown |
|
DUSTY |
Washington, DC |
Stomach
Cancer |
|
DATSI |
Bay County, FL |
Alligator |
|
OOZI |
Broward County, FL |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
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CINCO |
Columbia, FL |
Heat Exhaustion |
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SAGUS |
Columbia, FL |
Bloat |
|
HIEKE |
Coral Springs, FL |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
MAVERICK |
Fort Pierce, FL |
Tumor On Spine / Euthanized |
|
NERO |
Glades County, FL |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
ZEKE |
Lake Wales, FL |
Pancreatitis |
|
CANTO |
Martin County, FL |
Kidney
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
DYNASTY |
Miami, FL |
Unknown |
|
SAM
DIESEL |
Mulberry, FL |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
GUNNER |
Sebastian, FL |
Unknown |
|
LOBO |
Tampa, FL |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
DAX |
Albany, GA (Marines)( MWD ) |
Unknown |
|
ARGUS |
Gainesville, GA |
Heart Failure / Euthanized |
|
CHUCKIE |
Idaho Falls, ID |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
FRANK |
Clinton, IL |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
RONNIE |
Dixon, IL |
Slipped Disc / Euthanized |
|
LOBO |
Matteson, IL |
Bloat |
|
TURBO |
Norridge, IL |
Cancer / Pneumonia |
|
UTA |
Wood Dale, IL |
Struck By Vehicle |
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BOOKER |
Huntington County, IN |
Natural Causes |
|
KWANDO |
Lafayette, IN |
Kidney Failure |
|
ROBBIE |
Logansport, IN |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
RICO |
Richmond, IN |
Lung Cancer |
|
ROCKY |
Baker, LA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
HECTOR |
Lafayette, LA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
CHIP |
Leesville, LA |
Unknown |
|
FLICKA |
Linn County, KS |
Surgery Complications |
|
KING |
Pineville, KY |
Vehicle Crash |
|
BIER |
Auburn, MA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
ANDY |
Chelmsford, MA |
Infection |
|
CITO |
Ludlow, MA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
TROOPER |
Perryville, MD |
Liver Cancer / Euthanized |
|
REX |
Charlevoix County, MI |
Cancer |
|
MAX |
Atwater, MN |
Heart Attack |
|
MOSLEY |
Washington County, MO |
Person Bitten, K9 Euthanized |
|
CASE |
Lauderdale County, MS |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
KC |
Chapel Hill, NC |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
ALAK |
Jamestown, NC |
Unknown |
|
MIGHTY |
Kinston, NC |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
THOR |
Wake County, NC |
Natural Causes |
|
MIC |
Burlington, NJ |
Cancer |
|
ROCCO |
Manalapan, NJ |
Degenerative Myelopathy / Euthanized |
|
RONNY |
Millville, NJ |
Cancer |
|
JUSTICE |
Millville, NJ |
Bloat |
|
CUBBY |
Riverdale, NJ |
Cancer |
|
CLETUS |
Toms River, NJ |
Cancer / Spleen |
|
BOND |
Tucumcari, NM |
Unknown |
|
GENO-O |
Niagara County, NY |
Natural Causes |
|
CIRO |
Berea, OH |
Lymphatic Cancer / Euthanized |
|
BUFFY |
Clermont County, OH |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
DJIM |
Goshen Township, OH |
Unknown |
|
ASTOR |
Edmond, OK |
Cancer / Surgery |
|
BREK |
Grandfield, OK |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
BONZO |
Midwest City, OK |
Hips & Spinal Problems / Euthanized |
|
CHEIKO |
Skiatook, OK |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
KERO |
Exeter Township, PA |
Cancer |
|
REX |
Independence Township, PA |
Intestinal Problem / Euthanized |
|
MACSO |
Kingston, PA |
Heart Attack |
|
DROME |
Lebanon, PA |
Unknown |
|
HISSO |
North Huntingdon, PA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
ULF |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
ANDY |
Plymouth Township, PA |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
EX |
Waynesboro, PA |
Cancer |
|
ROCKY |
Abbeville, SC |
Snake Bite |
|
WES |
Greenville, SC |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
AJAX |
Greer, SC |
Unknown |
|
ARRAS |
Southaven, TN |
Cancer |
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AUSTIN |
Austin, TX |
Bloat |
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ROOSTER |
Austin, TX |
Heart Attack |
|
HANK |
Burleson, TX |
Unknown |
|
BOY |
Coleman, TX |
Natural Causes |
|
RICO |
Midland, TX |
Unknown |
|
CHAR |
Milam County, TX |
Heart Attack |
|
MICK |
Milam County, TX |
Natural Causes |
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