Who said that only men and women can be police officers? On the contrary, more and more police departments around the world are recruiting dogs to be part of their patrolling and investigating teams.
Our adorable four-legged friends are not only capable guardians but they make amazing detectives, able to detect illegal substances when we, people, cannot!
Therefore, it doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone that this police department in Orange County, Florida, is proud to have this adorable K-9 among their team and they are eager to introduce him to the rest of the world.
Meet K-9 Chico, a “handsome” German Sephard that as the Orange County spokesperson, Bailey Myers told Today, “He has been a member of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for four and a half years, but in dog years this photo celebrates 35 years of dedicated service.”
This loyal and hard-working police officer, like all his colleagues, usually do, took in his turn a photo with his official uniform, flashing his new badge and even wearing a tie to look as formal as possible!
And, doesn’t he look gorgeous? The photo with Chico posing confidently in his police officer uniform was posted on the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Facebook account, accumulating nearly 7 thousand likes and more than a thousand comments. It’s incredible how praising and positive are all the messages on the comments.
One woman wrote, “With the exception of my own son, he’s the handsomest police officer I’ve seen. Well done Corporal Chico!”, while another man said, ” Love you, Chico, stay safe … Thank you for your service you handsome dog !!!”. The comments definitely warm your heart! If only Chico could read some of them, he would be definitely so proud of himself.
Since then, Chico makes regular appearances on the Orange County Sheriff’s Office’s social media feeds and he always receives the same praise!
As Bailey Myers explained to TODAY, “K-9 Chico is a valued member of our team and we were thrilled to see his picture bring smiles to so many faces”. As a police officer Chico has been working with his handler, Corporal Robert Lees, for 4 ½ years already, as a drug detection and patrol dog, his work being quite dangerous at times.
It’s not the first time that K-9 dogs are mentioned on the news or social media for their bravery and valuable service to the police force.
Around 8 months ago, in February 2020, another k-9 video became viral, when San Diego Sheriff’s K-9 helped with the apprehension of a criminal.
The video which since then got around 3 million views, obviously shows how important are the k-9 dogs in the battle against crime.
Lovely Corporal Chico deserves a big “Thank you” and plenty of delicious treats for his continuous service to the police force. The K-9 police dogs go through a very thorough and tough training as according to the Mec Security, they are supposed to “protect and guard without causing disruptions and misbehaving”. Let’s wish him many more years of active and safe service along with his handler.
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