Spike's K9 Fund in the news
Spike's K9 Fund in the news
- 26 Jul 2024
Here @Home welcomed Gwen Baskcomb and Nate Winstead, along with their working K9s, Doerak and Mavric, to the show, along with Dave Villaflor from Spike’s K9 Fund.
- 12 Jul 2024
- 11 Apr 2024
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Not many dogs are cut out for the intense training required to apprehend suspected criminals or detect narcotics and explosives. After the K9 is trained and ready for duty, they require the necessary tools and protection to perform effectively. This is where Spike’s K9 Fund steps in, offering custom-fit ballistic vests and protective gear. But how do they fund this? Through fundraisers like the upcoming Kipping for K9’s on April 20. For more information on this fundraiser visit spikesk9fund.org.
- 01 Sep 2023
From stopping the bleed, to proper use of Narcan, to heat related illnesses. K9 officers from several different agencies gathered in Dunwoody to learn how to medically treat their partners in an emergency.
- 23 Aug 2023
GREENE COUNTY — A K9 training nonprofit is coming to Greene County to provide life-saving training to K9s and their handlers in the area, a spokesperson from the school said. Spike’s School will be in Xenia starting August 23 to August 27 to further educate K9 teams with advanced Water and Land Human Remains Detection Courses.
- 23 Aug 2023
XENIA, Ohio (WDTN) — The death toll continues to climb in Maui as search and rescue teams continue to find bodies throughout the debris with the help of search and rescue. Right here in the Miami Valley, search and rescue advanced training is happening to provide additional training to those K-9s. Nearly 2,500 search and rescue K-9s used to help with fires, water searches and finding human remains are part of this program.
- 19 Jul 2023
NORFOLK, Va. — Five Virginia K9 dogs were fitted for $3,000 custom-fit ballistic vests in Norfolk Wednesday morning with help from Spike's K9 Fund.
The dogs, which are from the Virginia Beach Police Department, U.S. Navy and Virginia State Police, are getting the vests for free thanks to donations to Spike's K9 Fund.
According to the fund, the vests are ballistic and stab resistant, weighing on average 1.5 pounds. They fit like a second skin, allowing the K9 dogs to be fully mobile when working.
The fund said it has donated more than 1,000 ballistic vests to K9s across the country, which has saved people's lives.
The dogs, which are from the Virginia Beach Police Department, U.S. Navy and Virginia State Police, are getting the vests for free thanks to donations to Spike's K9 Fund.
According to the fund, the vests are ballistic and stab resistant, weighing on average 1.5 pounds. They fit like a second skin, allowing the K9 dogs to be fully mobile when working.
The fund said it has donated more than 1,000 ballistic vests to K9s across the country, which has saved people's lives.
- 18 Apr 2023
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – Four Hampton Roads police dogs are receiving free life-saving protection from a nonprofit organization.
Spike’s K9 Fund says it works to equip police dogs with lifesaving gear and has provided free equipment to over 2,100 dogs across the country. In addition to gear, the nonprofit funds medical cost assistance and specialized training to the dogs they assist.
Now, the nonprofit is donating gear to four K9s in Hampton Roads.
Spike’s K9 Fund says it works to equip police dogs with lifesaving gear and has provided free equipment to over 2,100 dogs across the country. In addition to gear, the nonprofit funds medical cost assistance and specialized training to the dogs they assist.
Now, the nonprofit is donating gear to four K9s in Hampton Roads.
- 11 Apr 2023
FINNEYTOWN, Ohio — School was in session for some four-legged students Monday as more than a dozen police dogs from across the Tri-State embarked on a critical training course to better protect the community.
Fifteen K-9 teams took over the former Brent Elementary School in Finneytown for day one of Spike's K-9 Decoy School.
The three-day program focuses on helping both dogs and handlers increase their chances of safely apprehending dangerous suspects out on the streets.
Fifteen K-9 teams took over the former Brent Elementary School in Finneytown for day one of Spike's K-9 Decoy School.
The three-day program focuses on helping both dogs and handlers increase their chances of safely apprehending dangerous suspects out on the streets.
- 09 Jan 2023
Chief Mike Rompa, K-9 Handler Mary Rose Kendall, K-9 ‘Ava’ and the entire Bolingbrook Police Department are thrilled to announce the donation of a ballistic vest to Bolingbrook Police K-9 Ava by Spike’s K-9 Fund. Spike’s K-9 Fund is a non-profit organization designed and dedicated to providing protection to working dogs.
- 01 Jan 2023
Max, the Livermore Police Department’s drug-sniffing Belgian Malinois, has been outfitted with a new custom-fit ballistic vest from K9 Storm Inc. The vest was donated by Spike’s K9 Fund, a nonprofit organization based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Max is paired with Officer Robert Pereira.