Please Welcome K-9 Jagger #359
We at Project K-9 Hero, would like to welcome K-9 “Jagger,” from the Fairfield Police Department in Connecticut, to the Pack as our 359th program member.
K-9 Jagger is an 11-year old male German Shepherd, trained as a Dual-Purpose Patrol/Narcotics Detection Dog, who served his community with distinction and valor from October 2015 until September 2024. Jagger’s certifications include those from the North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA), the National Narcotic Detection Dog Association (NNDDA), and the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA).
During Jagger’s highly successful career he had over 1000 Deployments that include 450 Tracking Calls, 380 Narcotics Searches, 175 calls for Mutual Aid with other Law Enforcement agencies, 280 Public Demonstrations for the community, and 390 miscellaneous K-9 calls for service while on patrol such as area searches, large crowds, fights, etc.
Jagger officially retired on September 15th, 2024, and was living a comfortable retirement, until about a week an ago, when he was rushed to the ER at Cornell University showing symptoms of Gastric Torsion, also known as Bloat. Jagger’s Handler had no choice but to place his personal credit card down as payment to help save his partner’s life.
Complications arose during the procedure, and Jagger needed to have a portion of his stomach removed, driving the balance on the Handler’s personal credit card to $14,693.24. This cost is an extreme financial burden for any actively serving Police Officer to inherit with such short notice for their loyal K-9 Partner who is no longer covered medically in retirement.
Over the last several days we worked directly with the Handler and the office staff at Cornell University Veterinary Specialists to have the full balance of $14,693.24 credited back to the Handler’s card and placed on our Project K-9 Hero account.
We at PK9H are honored to induct K-9 Jagger into Project K-9 Hero full-time, and will now be taking care of him for the remainder of his life financially, so he can spend his well deserved retirement with his Handler and family. This includes paying for any additionally surgeries, as well as any follow up costs, medications, rehabilitation, and office visits at 100%, with no limits.
If you have donated to one of the two local community fundraisers being held for Jagger, please reach out to the organizer to let them know if you would like a refund, or that money to be donated to PK9H to help cover Jagger’s medical costs, which have been fully paid for by our nonprofit organization.
Thank you K-9 Jagger for your dedicated service and protection to the State of Connecticut, the communities you have served, and the United States of America . We are honored to welcome you to the PK9HERO Pack!
Our Medical Fund will help ensure that we always have funding for Heroes like Jagger. Please donate today to continue supporting our life-saving abilities.
