All donations will go directly to the Sacramento county Sheriff Department for more dogs, training tools, training, and health care assistance.
The most popular breeds are German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherds, and occasionally mixes of these breeds. Less popular, but still used at times, are Rottweilers, Doberman Pinchers, and Bouvier de Flandres. Other breeds are used for detection work, if this is their sole purpose.
For full training in Patrol Work, Detection, and Hard Surface (Urban) Tracking, you can figure the cost to range from $12,000.00 to $15,000.00 total, per dog, depending on the length of each class.
The K-9 11-99 Foundation is always looking for people to help raise awareness. We need help in every area of fund raising – if you, or someone you know, would like to help you can begin by making a donation or purchasing the most needed items and donate them. Without your support, K-9 programs run the risk of being eliminated whenever departments are in financial distress. Also, without the assistance of programs like the K-9 11-99 Foundation, working and retired police dogs are at risk for shorter and less comfortable lives because the costs of their medical care can be a heavy burden, especially in tougher economic times. After a long life of dedicated service to our communities, their physical comfort is well-earned and deserved!
No! American breeders have been importing quality dogs from Europe for many years which is allowing America to produce the same excellence in bloodlines as in Europe. If this practice continues, we will lessen our dependency on importing dogs from Europe.
Depending on the dog’s age, the dog might be re-trained with a new handler or be given to its original handler if age and circumstances permit.