Huntington Beach Police & Community Foundation K9 Fund

Repost from @huntington_beach_police To the Huntington Beach Community, . .... It is with many mixed emotions today, I am announcing my retirement from policing. After more than 30 years in policing and nine as a Police Chief and seven years here in HB, it is time for me to focus on my health, my family and whatever comes next in life. It has been the honor of my career and my absolute pleasure to have had the privilege of serving as your Police Chief. One of the things I have so enjoyed during my tenure here, is the passion you all have for our community. The people and the passion are what makes HB such a special place. It is not just the beautiful weather and the beaches, it is all of you. . . Thank you all for the support you have consistently shown for the men and women in the Department who serve you every day. With all of the difficulties in policing across the Country and the State, our team realizes how fortunate we are to serve in HB, because of our community. We are all in great hands as there are so many dedicated, talented and wonderful people in the Department serving this community with honor each and every day. Please continue to support the men and women of the Department and keep them and their families in your thoughts and prayers. . . HB has become our adopted home town. My wife and I plan to stay in HB and continue our involvement in the community. I hope to see many of you around town. . . Thank you and may God bless you and your families. . . Rob Handy See more

***Updated to reflect pickup location**** For those of you wishing to support our men, women and K9 officers, click the link in our bio! In these trying and difficult times for law enforcement officers across the country, we are proud to show our support for our local HBPD. The Huntington Beach Police and Community Foundation has these signs available now! Display your support of our HBPD with a yard sign! Signs are $10 each, with all proceeds to benefit the Huntington Beach... Police and Community Foundation and the HBPD. ***Signs can be picked up at the AIM Mail Center at 9121 Atlanta Ave in Huntington Beach, at the NE corner of Atlanta and Magnolia.*** Go to our website to purchase! See more

Join us in showing our support for our men, women, and K9 officers with HBPD! Head to our Foundation website www.hbpcf.org to get your own sign $10, including delivery to your home.

Workin’ on his tan lines #Marco #weekendvibes

Our stuffed Dutch shepherds are now up on our site! Get your own mini Knight ....or mini Marco...with a customized Huntington Beach Police Department badge and K9 vest. All proceeds go directly to our dogs. Click on the link above (www.hbpcf.org/store) to head to our Foundation’s K9 Fund shop. . . #minime #dutchshepherd #belgianmalinois #marco #knight #hbpcf #hbk9 #k9fund

Guess which Huntington Beach Police Department K9 is debuting his selfie-stuffie? Coming soon to our Huntington Beach Police Community Foundation online store! . . #comingsoon ... #mynameisknight #lildutchshepherds See more

We are sending every possible hope, prayer and positive thought to the 2 deputies from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who were ambushed with gunfire last night and again assailed at the trauma center St. Francis Medical Center by those who wished death upon them and their families. May we never forget our deputies and officers who willingly and repeatedly put themselves in harm’s way and hope they make it home safe. Not everyone can do or last in this job. For those of us that appreciate our men and women in law enforcement, please hold these two deputies in your thoughts and pray for the best.

THE DOGS OF 9/11 RILEY This search and rescue Golden Retriever was from FEMA’s Pennsylvania Task Force. Riley’s passing in 2010 inspired a study of the long-term effects on this type of rigorous search and rescue work on canine health. APOLLO... German Shepherd Apollo (NYPD K-9 Urban Search and Rescue) and his handler, Peter Davis, were the first K-9 search and rescue team to answer the call on 9/ 11, arriving at the South Tower merely 15 minutes after its collapse. Apollo looked for survivors 18 hours a day for weeks on end. He earned one of the first AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE) in 2001 as well as the Dickin Medal on behalf of all Patriot Day search and rescue dogs. SAGE Sage was a 2 year old search and rescue Border Collie when she and her handler, Diane Whetsel, worked the Pentagon after the 9/11 attacks. Sage won the highest-level recognition from FEMA Search and the Rescue Award for Canine Excellence. She and her handler also rescued animals stranded by Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina and deployed to Iraq in 2007. Sage passed away in 2012 at the age of 13. BRETAGNE Bretagne (Brit-nee) and her owner-handler Denise Corliss worked 12-hour shifts on rescue and recovery for 10 days straight after the attacks on September 11. Bretagne began training at 8 weeks old, making her a lifelong veteran of rescue missions including Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Ivan.She retired at age 9, and helped local first-graders as a reading assistance dog. Bretagne passed at 16 in Texas, where she was saluted by representatives from the armed forces and local fire departments. TRAKR Trakr, a German Shepherd, and his Canadian police officer and handler, James Symington found the last remaining survivor from the World Trade Center after she had been trapped for 26 hours. TIME magazine named him 6th on their list of Top 10 Heroic Animals.Trakr won the BioArts International contest and was cloned five times before his passing in 2009 at the age of 14. The Trakr puppy clones (Trustt, Solace, Valor, Prodigy, and Deja Vu) continue Trakr’s legacy. All started their training as search and rescue dogs in 2011. Source: Maggie Dean, American Kennel Club Little known fact about these SAR (Search & Rescue) dogs : They became depressed after finding so many dead bodies that rescue workers would bury themselves for the dogs to find and pose as live survivors, to boost the dogs’ morale.

Marco & Knight grinning big and saying hello.... as they wait their turn during weekly K9 training

HAPPY NATIONAL POLICE K9 DAY !! . . #hbk9 Huntington Beach Police Community Foundation Huntington Beach Police Department City of Huntington Beach - Government... #k9marco #k9knight #belgianmalinois #dutchshepherds See more

Happy 15th birthday to Kyle G., our hardest working volunteer since he was 9 yrs old as he singlehandedly raised over $2500 for our K9’s through his own hard work. We love you Kyle! And we are so grateful to have you on our side! Thank you for #backingtheblue and making our city proud.

Remember Ofcr Dingo who was recently medically retired ? He and his dad, Ofcr Kansaku, want to say hello . Dingo misses going to work but is enjoying his retirement. He gets suited up" with dad from time to time to do drills for his favorite reward - tennis balls!!! #MissyouDingo #hbk9 #malinoisworld #ballislife