We are dedicated to providing financial assistance and training to police service dog teams in Vermont
Thank you to all the participants of this year’s Four Paws for Lacey’s Cause event. With over 50 participants in the 5k and fun run combined and thanks to your generosity, we raised over $1100 for Vermont’s retired police dogs through Lacey’s Fund.
Congratulations to all of our 5k runners! Check out photos from the race on VVSC’s
Facebook page.
Race results for the 5k can be found here.
Kelly Schulze of Mountain Dog Photography has pictures of this years Iron Dog participants for sale via her online gallery here.
Chris R. White Photography also has a slideshow of photos here.
Thanks to Kelly and Chris for enduring the weather along with this years runners!
Keep a look out for the new VPCA canopy during the next few months at events around the state. We look forward to seeing you at Shelburne Museum Goes to the Dogs on Sunday, September 18 and at Iron Dog on Saturday, October 1!
Check out the great story WCAX TV aired following some of VPCA’s K9 teams in training here.
I want to say thanks to all those who made it to this year’s Green Mountain Iron Dog. Our Tenth Annual will certainly be remembered as the coldest, wettest and muddiest event in our history.
We had new obstacles and brought back some old ones. The one unplanned obstacle was the weather, with highs in the low 50′s, and a steady rain all day.
Thanks to the 51 teams who made it to the event. … Thanks to the volunteers who helped on the course, before, during, and after. Thanks to our many volunteers and supporters such as the Manning family for keeping track of our times, B-Sharp DJ (The Harrington’s) for entertaining us, and of course Shawna Lapierre, Jen Allen, Children Unlimited, Joanni and Gary, Judge Cashman, Val Masiello, Jesse Treier, Camp Kiniya, Cindy Cross and Bow Meow, Harry Fell, Buddy Marceau, Jason Porter, Joe Rheaume, Jeff Fontaine (and that awesome grill from the Colchester Lions) , Central Service, Mary Censi and Star 92.9, Coca-Cola, Jen Redmond, Al’s French Fry, Madhouse Munchies, Sgt. Deeghan and the EOD truck, the Purple Bus and team from Gulliver’s Doggie Daycare, Pet Food Warehouse, Joe St. Marie and his sled dogs, Doc Howard and the staff at VVSC (Deb and Tracy especially) and….. (I’m sure I forgot a few again, sorry). And many of you brought friends and family, thanks to them, too.
I especially want to thank Michelle Leblanc, Mark Redmond, Wade Labreque, Tom Radford, Bobby Ryan and his son Robert, and Jori Fairbanks for 3 days (and more) of hard work setting up, tearing down, and all the behind the scenes stuff like making sure we had food, awards, shirts, and obstacles. And to my family for understanding that for the week of the event, I will not be at home.
And to the runners: Thanks for braving the weather. Hope you had fun and hope to see you again. Check out www.vtk9.com and facebook for times and photos soon.
Thank you,
Dave Dewey and the VPCA
We are proud to announce that our online store is now up and running! Just click on the “store” tab above our home page to access what we have to offer for you and your family. Please check back often as we post new items for you. Remember that all the proceeds go directly to supporting the K9′s and their handlers. Thank you for your support!
Here is a link Military K9 Tribute to a video honoring this country’s military K9′s and their handlers. Remember, freedom is not free!
K-9 alerted on a backpack during a motor vehicle search and $9,970 in suspected drug money was seized from a pair of jeans inside the backpack.
K-9 alerted on a vehicle and 23 grams of marijuana was confiscated during a search warrant application.
Hard surface tracking find with multiple turns on city sidewalks of a suspect wanted for threatening a victim with a knife. K-9 tracked a few blocks to the suspect’s residence for the find.
K-9 tracked from the scene of a burglary into nearby woods, down a steep hill and then made the find of the suspect who was hiding under some brush.
Short tracking find on a one hour old track of a suicidal subject with a handgun. K-9 located the subject sitting down next to a building with the gun still in his hand. K-9 performed a sit watch and during hard orders the subject dropped the gun.
A search warrant was obtained after K-9 alerted on a postal package and over a 1\4 ounce of cocaine was confiscated.
Tracking find of a larceny suspect from a vehicle through crowded streets down to a river bank where the suspect was deep in water and threatening the life of officer and dog. The suspect threw a metal rake and hit K-9 and then threw a rock at the handler. K-9 was not sent for fear of being drowned and handler tazed suspect and ended the conflict.
During a search warrant K-9 alerted on a storage trunk and backpack and over 10 ounces of marijuana and almost 2 ounces of hashish was confiscated along with $12,000 in suspected drug money.
Tracking find of a suspect wanted for assault with a deadly weapon and DUI. The suspect was found behind a vacant building in the fetal position with a knife on him.
Tracking find of a suspect attempting to break into his ex-girlfriend’s residence before fleeing. K-9 tracked through woods, onto hard surfaces, and then back into the woods before the suspect gave up when he heard K-9 approaching.
Vehicle alert led to $2900, over 2 grams of cocaine and pills being confiscated. A search warrant obtained for a residence and an indoor grow operation found.
Tracking find of suspect wanted in armed robbery with a knife of fentinol patches. K-9 tracked from the PLS to a residence where suspect had been. Residents advised where the suspect was brought via vehicle and he was arrested.
Over 2 lbs. of marijuana located after a k-9 alert led to a search warrant on a vehicle.
K-9 alert on a vehicle where 6.7 grams of crack cocaine was located after consent given.
Alerted on a lock box that had 4 grams of cocaine inside.
Vehicle alert led to search warrant where felony amount of cocaine located (2.5 grams) and almost 1\4 ounce of marijuana.
Short tracking find of DUI suspect who fled after crashing his vehicle.
Short tracking find of suspect who fled out a window during a search warrant application. The suspect was located hiding under a bush halfway down a steep hill.
Mostly hard surface tracking find of burglary suspect found with stolen items.
An alert on a vehicle resulted in over an ounce of cocaine and $840 being confiscated.
Area search find of a missing intoxicated female. She was found in shallow water lying on rocks in a river, over a steep ledge.
Tracking\evidence find of a pursuit suspect on a motorcycle. The suspect rode into the woods and jumped off his motorcycle and ran. K-9 found the motorcycle and soon after the suspect.
Tracked a DUI|LSA suspect from the crash scene to a store. The suspect was not on scene but later admitted he walked to the store with a BAC of .150.
Tracking find of an armed robber from a convenience store through city streets, into woods, onto railroad tracks to a vehicle.
Alerts on a truck two k-9s resulted in a search warrant that resulted in 122 marijuana plants, almost 1\2 ounce of processed marijuana, 58 suboxine pills and $645 in suspected drug money along with drug paraphernalia being confiscated.
An alert by K-9 on a safe resulted in $14,000 in suspected drug money found.
Short tracking find of a DUI suspect who fled from his vehicle. The suspect was located by police during the track and K-9 alerted on the detained suspect.
During a search warrant deployment K-9 alerted on some shoe boxes that were inside a full garage. Inside one of the shoe boxes was 27.1 grams of marijuana.
VT. POLICE K-9 PROGRAM 2010 HIGHLIGHT TOTALS (3rd Quarter)The following totals only include those that were reported to TC Ryan. There are many more lower level drug finds and tracking finds that are not included in the program highlights so the following statistics are the minimal totals recorded.
* $40,155 in suspected drug money
* 14 Criminal Tracking Finds
* 2 lbs. and 11 1\2 oz. marijuana
* 1 1\2 ounces cocaine
* 6.7 grams crack cocaine
* 1 Search and Rescue find
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A PET’S TEN COMMANDMENTS……….
1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to b e painful.
2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.
3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.
4. Don’t be angry with me for long and don’t lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you.
5. Talk to me. Even if I don’t understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me.
6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it.
7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you.
8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I’m not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak.
9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old.
10. On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can’t bear to watch. Don’t make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you so.
