BARKs was created to give back to retired K9 officers for their role of serving and

protecting our communities.

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OUR MISSION:

• To help retired and disabled K-9s that were unconditionally dedicated to protecting and service us.

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OUR VISION:

• To educate and create awareness among the general public of the dedicated and unconditional service police K-9s provide to our communities, and provide some support for those officers and families that take on full responsibility to providing for their care after being disabled or retired.

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We understand that each K-9 is different:

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Bomb dogs, drug dogs; search and rescue dogs...they are all different and have different skills ...but all are equally valuable to protecting us and our communities.

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Typically when a police K-9 is disabled or retired, they are offered to the handler or put up for adoption.

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Either way - unfortunately the departments they served cut off all support as of their last day of work. We all agree that our law enforcement officers are underpaid and as a pet or as a service dog - food and veterinary care comes at a price.

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We are aware that at different times in our lives, each of us may need some help - and our organization is dedicated to helping defray some of the costs for those retired and disabled K-9s during their retirement years.

The average working life of a law enforcement K-9 is 7 years; and the average life span of a retired law enforcement K-9 is about 2 years after retirement or disability.

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