Please Welcome K-9 Pistol #370

Please welcome retired K-9 “Pistol” to the Project K-9 Hero Pack as our 370th Program Member!

K-9 Pistol is a nine-year-old female Belgian Malinois who honorably served with the US Border Patrol for seven years, from 2017 - 2024. K-9 Pistol is a Narcotics Detection Dog that started her career in Rochester, NY, and completed that last few years of her service in Detroit, MI.

During her career, Pistol alerted to, located, and seized over five million dollars of illegal narcotics attempting to enter our borders, along with illegal firearms, and over six figures in currency. Pistol specialized in searching parcels, packages, and containers attempting to enter the United States. In addition to that, she participated in narcotics related search warrants with CBP, DEA, ATF, and the Detroit Police Department. When not actively trying make the State of Michigan safer, Pistol was participating in community events doing demonstrations for the citizens and children at schools, and during the Starbase Program at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.

Pistol has been enjoying a wonderful retirement with her family in the Greater Detroit area, but she has been suffering from several medical issues that are in need of immediate attention. The cost of her current medications are a few hundred dollars a month, and she requires further evaluation and treatment at the Michigan State University Veterinary Medical Center for her condition.

However, now that Pistol is retired, her medical care is no longer covered by the government, regardless of how many millions of dollars she has helped seize.

We understand that the cost of veterinary care is expensive, especially for an actively serving Federal K-9 Handler with a family. The very last thing we at Project K-9 Hero want to see is Pistol go without the assistance she needs just because her bills were not affordable.