Here at K9 Partners, we’re wishing a very happy 3rd birthday to this handsome fellow! He’s almost got one year with the K9 unit and he’s doing fine! Photo of Brutus by Eighty9 Studios.
Happy Birthday, K9 Brutus!
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2024 K9 Calendar is Available Now!
UPDATE: We just learned our link to purchase the calendar was not working and people were getting a “Page not found” message. The code got corrupted at some point and it is now fixed. You should be able to order the calendar now. If you have problems, please send an email to info@k9partners.org
We are so excited to announce our new 2024 calendar! It features beautiful color photographs of all eight Washoe County Sheriff’s Office K9s and their partners.
Donation is $20 for a calendar.
Calendars are available at Consign Furniture – 6865 Sierra Center Parkway, Reno,* Scheels at Legends – 1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks * Sam’s Sparkle Shop, 1825 Frazier, Sparks * and Reno Gun Range – 2325 Market Street.
CALENDARS ARE ALL SOLD OUT FOR 2024.
2025 VERSION WILL BE COMING IN THE FALL.
Great Time at the Annual Sheriff’s Office Incline Picnic
Four of us from K9 Partners had a wonderful time talking to people and telling them about our organization at the annual picnic in Incline Village. What a beautiful day and what great folks were there. We were located right next to our three K9 units, so we had the opportunity to get several really nice photos of them. And we premiered our 2024 K9 Calendar at this event. Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by, chatted, and donated to us.
A few pictures from the event are below.
Our K9 calendars are going on sale on Monday, September 25. A new announcement will be going up tomorrow with locations in Reno where you can pick up your calendar for just a $20 donation.
More photos will be going up on our Facebook page and on a gallery page in a few days.
Meet the K9s at Incline Village
K9 Partners and some of K9s will be at the Incline Village Picnic on Saturday, September 16, 2023, so stop by and see us if you are there. The 2024 K9 Partners Calendar will be available for a $20 donation. It is so beautiful you’ll want one!
Many Thanks to Lithia Reno Subaru!
A little late posting this thanks, but borrowing from the Facebook post that went out much quicker!
We are beyond grateful and blessed to have the support of Lithia Reno Subaru every year through the Subaru Sharethelove program!! We thank you and appreciate you from the bottom of our hearts!! 
RIP K9 Rony
We were saddened today to learn that K9 Rony has passed. He was a sweetheart of a dog and a favorite with the community. The Sheriff’s Office posted this earlier today:
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office honors the life and service of retired K9 Rony. K9 Rony was a beloved member of the WCSO K9 team and bravely served our community for six years alongside his partner, retired Sergeant Jason Wood.
K9 Rony was dual-certified in narcotics detection, patrol work, tracking, and article searches. During his service, he participated in countless community and school events and was well known and loved for his gentle disposition.
Rony was a cherished member of his family and will be greatly missed.
Rest easy, K9 Rony; we honor your tremendous service to our community.
“Born to love, trained to serve, loyal to the end.”
Great Barks & Badges Event!
Wow! What a great day we had at Barks & Badges. Thank you everybody for coming out to enjoy the event. The K9s and equines did wonderful demos. Our new dogs, Otto and Brutus got their first experience of being in front of an audience and they did admirably. I think they were a little excited, but still followed instructions.
We had some great vendors and booths with information from Washoe County Service and the First Responders. Many people stopped by to say hello and purchase our new K9 tee shirts. Thank you so much! All the proceeds from the sales go to provide for our Washoe County K9s!
At this event, we officially announced a new and exciting project! K9 Partners has been approved for a Nevada license plate. We hope everyone will show their support by purchasing this new plate when it becomes available. Yes, it adds a little extra to your car registration but the money will go toward our planned K9 Training Center for Northern Nevada. This is a needed facility for the deputies and dogs to get all the training to help them better serve our communities.
For more information about the license plates, go to our new License Plate page. You can sign up for our information mailing list at license@k9partners.org
RIP K9 Murphy
All of us at K9 Partners are deeply saddened by the news we received yesterday, May 30th, 2023, of K9 Murphy’s passing. He seemed an unlikely law enforcement dog, but he was a great drug dog and the absolute best meet-and-greet dog. Kids and adults loved him and he loved the attention. He was a hit at every demo he did. Our deepest sympathy to Captain Gamboa and his family on their loss.
Video from KOLO about Barks & Badges
Today, Diana Lee from K9 Partners, along with Sgt. Nemeth, and Deputy Grulli with K9 Jett were on KOLO Channel 8, talking about the Barks and Badges event happening this weekend. They talked about everything we have scheduled and how they want the public to meet the dogs. Diana also hinted at a BIG reveal that will be done at the event and if you want to be among the first to know, be at Bartley Ranch this weekend.
Click on this link to view the video from KOLO Channel 8: https://www.kolotv.com/video/2023/06/01/barks-badges/https://www.kolotv.com/video/2023/06/01/barks-badges/
Barks and Badges is Saturday, June 3rd from 10 am to 3 pm. This is FREE admission for everyone. Please leave your pets at home though.
Barks & Badges This Weekend!
Don’t forget this is happening this coming weekend! This will be a great event and it looks like the weather will cooperate to give us a warm, sunny day for this fun and interesting event. Lots of vendors will be there and we have a few food trucks. Hope to see ya’ll there!