Please Welcome K-9 Dexter

Please welcome K-9 Dexter as the 283rd Program Member inducted into our Project K-9 Hero Pack! K-9 Dexter bravely served as a Certified Human Remains Detection K-9, from 2018 through 2024, with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

During his six years of service with the State of Texas, he deployed on 327 searches for human remains that ranged from natural disasters, to open water searches, to wilderness search and rescue operations. This included a flash flooding incident in Junction, Texas, an Amazon Plane crash in Anahuac, Texas, numerous homicide cases, and two high-profile Amber Alert cases. K-9 Dexter also deployed to Kentucky, Arkansas, and Oklahoma for federal cases, and has been accredited with 43 finds during his exemplary career.

Recently, K-9 Dexter had a tooth extracted while he was still on active duty in late February. During that procedure, a lump was found in his mouth and a biopsy was conducted to determine if it was cancerous. The results concluded that K-9 Dexter was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma on the roof of his mouth. This is a very difficult area to access for an oncologist to remove, and will be very physically and emotionally taxing on Dexter. Due to his condition, it was determined that Dexter would no longer be able to preform his assigned duties.

On April 30th, 2024, K-9 Dexter was medically retired from service, however his medical needs still has to be immediately addressed. Regardless of Dexter’s honorable service to the State of Texas and the American Public, all of his medical costs are now the responsibility of his handler. PK9HERO will now be covering all of his future office visits, diagnostic testing, medications, and surgeries at 100%, for the rest of his life. It is the least we can do for K-9 Dexter, for dedicating his life to helping others.

Please take a moment to welcome K-9 Dexter to the Pack! PK9H is here to protect you after all you have done to serve the United States of America.