Please Welcome K-9 Marek #321

Please welcome K-9 “Marek” to the Project K-9 Hero Pack, as our 321st Program Member. K9 Deputy Marek honorably served with the Rockland Police Department, in the State of Maine, from 2019 to 2024, as a Dual-Purpose Patrol/Narcotics Detection K-9.

K-9 Marek is a seven-year-old German Shepherd who spent five years serving as the only certified K-9 in his entire county, helping keep its citizens safe from dangerous criminals. Throughout his career, Marek participated in over 300 deployments, resulting in many criminal finds, over a kilo of narcotics found, and the recovery of many lost hunters, hikers, and elderly people. Marek also responded to calls for service while on patrol, and participated in community demonstrations for schools, youth programs, and public relations events.

Now that Marek is retired, he has been diagnosed a fused vertebrae that caused him to medically retire early from service. This condition has greatly affected his rear legs, and he has the potential to lose all mobility in them in the very near future. K-9 Marek must receive medications for his fused vertebrae, and a special food to assist him with his gastrointestinal issues that are extremely costly each month. In addition, a potential surgery may be in his future to assist with this debilitating issue, but as of now, it is unknown when that will be necessary or what the overall financial implications would be.