Please Welcome K-9 Ronnie #308

Please welcome K-9 “Ronnie” to the Project K-9 Hero Pack, as our 308th Program Member. Ronnie honorably served at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, from 2017 to 2024, as an Explosives/Firearms Detection K-9.

K-9 Ronnie is an 11-year old German Shepherd who spent seven years serving Los Angeles County, helping keep their citizens and visitors safe from dangerous criminals. Throughout his career, Ronnie participated in countless tactical operations, calls for service, and demonstrations for schools, youth programs, and fundraisers. This includes explosives detection sweeps for international dignitaries and major community events throughout the greater LA area. Ronnie was also a key resource used for locating illegal firearms used in crimes or in the possession of felons, to help and make his community safer.

Now that Ronnie is retired, his medical care is no longer covered by those he served, causing an extreme financial hardship on his still-serving handler. Ronnie has a severe debilitating medical condition in his spine that has been diagnosed as a herniated disk in his L-4 and L-5, due to his years of service. He will remain on several medications for the rest of his life that cost hundreds of dollars a month.

We understand that the cost of veterinary care is expensive, especially for an actively serving Deputy Sheriff/K-9 Handler living in his home state of California. The very last thing we at Project K-9 Hero want to see is Ronnie go without the medical assistance he needs just because his bills were not affordable. Therefore, we decided to step up immediately and pay for Ronnie’s medical care at 100% for the rest of his life.