Links & K-9 Vesting Programs
K-9/MWD Vesting / Support Programs – National/State-Wide
**National*** Vesting / Support programs
1Boy4Change – K9 First Aid Kits & heat alarms
Blue Line K9 Foundation financial assistance for K9 officer training/equipment -and- to police K9 handlers & families in the event of a fallen or injured K9 or handler in the line of duty.
Kevlar for K-9s (vests only – Cindy Elkind)
K9 Defender Fund – provides Buddy Bags (K9 1st Aid kits with O2 masks), cooling vests, protective wear for dogs’ eyes/paws/ears , harnesses, leashes, etc for K9 teams, Military, Fire, Police and SAR
K9s4Cops providing dogs law enforcement agencies, school districts & campuses
National Police Dog Foundation Raising funds, promoting education & awareness for the purchase, training & on-going veterinary care for active & retired police K-9’s
Policewives.org “Pennies for Pups” (vests / scroll down/mid-way on pg)
Project Paws Alive provides bulletproof K9 Vests, Trauma Kits for K9s, Heat Alarms, and Pet Oxygen masks to Fire/Rescue/EMT
Retired Paws “Supporting Our Retired Canines” – veterinary care for K-9s/SAR
Retired Police K9 Assistance Fund – medical expenses of retired law enforcement K9’s
Roethlisberger Foundation thru The Giving Back Fund K9s & equipment
Spikes K9 Fund – Safety gear, Veterinary bill assistance – working or retired
The United States War Dogs Association care packages to our US Military Working dogs & their Handlers, veterinary care for retired MWDs, CWDs.
Vest N’ P.D.P. (Police Dog Protection – vests only, Susie Jean)
We Ride To Provide K9 1st Aid Kits, K9 Safety equipment
***State-wide/local*** Vesting /Support programs
AZ – Protect Police K-9 (vests only – Michael Valdez – President & Founder)
CA/State Park K9s – California State Park Canine Foundation Education on the benefits of police service dogs in California State Parks & surrounding communities, provide K9 training & equipment; assist caring for our retired K9 partners.
CA/Southern – K-9 Armor (vests only – Suzanne Saunders, Founder)
CA/Northern – Police and Working K9 Foundation/Cover Your K-9 vests, 1st Aid kits & K9 1st Aid Training
CA/Anaheim – Friends of the Anaheim Police K9 – Medical care costs of retired Anaheim Police Canines, Training Aids/Equipment, provide education and awareness about our K-9s
CA/Arroyo Grande – Friends of the Arroyo Grande K9’s support and promote the K-9 Division of the Arroyo Grande Police Department
CA/Folsom – Folsom Police K9 Association – provide medical care to retired K9’s, furnish death benefits to all Folsom Police canines, and provide continuing education to our community through K9 demos.
CA/Foothills area – Foothills K9 Association care and safety of active and retired law enforcement K9s
CA/Los Angeles – Los Angeles Police K9 Fund – purchase of police dogs, training, equipment and medical care for LAPD Metro K9
CA/Modesto – Modesto Police Canine Association Sponsorship of K9 demos/Competitions/equipment/medical care/death benefits
CA/Orange County – Orange County Police Canine Association – to assist the families of fallen officers, provide medical care for retired police K-9s, assist police departments needing to replace retired K-9s, and provide further training for K-9 teams, share information about the training and use of canines in law enforcement with their annual benefit show.
CA/Pismo Beach – Friends of Pismo Beach K-9 – training costs, general monthly expenses, and veterinary care for working and retired dogs of Pismo Beach
CA/Sacramento County – Sacramento Sheriff K9 Association – cover retired K9 medical expenses, promote the use of SSD K9’s and police service dogs in the community, provide additional training and equipment for SSD K9’s and their handlers, and cover burial costs when our K9 partners pass away
CT – Retired Connecticut Police K9 Assistance Fund – medical treatments for CT retired police K9’s
GA – Project Paws Alive K9 Vests, Trauma Kits for K9s & Pet Oxygen masks to Fire/Rescue/EMT
MA – Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog K9 vests, essential equipment, training & dogs
MA/Ashland – Ashland Police Association (K9 Unit)
MA/Barnstable – Barnstable (MA) Police K-9 Foundation Assistance in purchases of K-9 dogs, K9 medical and dental care, Purchase of K-9 related health and well being supplements, Purchase of K-9 related training equipment, Purchase of K-9 working equipment, Training and seminars for K9s and or handlers, Provide safety equipment for K-9 teams
MA/Cape & Islands – Cape Cod K9 Relief Association Veterinary care for retired K9s – Cape Cod/Islands only
MA/Cohasset – Cohasset (MA) Working Dog Foundation Supports Cohasset’s Police K-9 program; provide grants/support to people & programs in need of service dogs, including guide dogs for the blind, hearing and mobility-impaired, & seizure alert dogs.
MA/Holbrook – Holbrook Police Department K-9 Fund purchase K9s, provide veterinary care, food, provisions, equipment, & training gear
MA/Holliston – Friends of Holliston PD K9 – equipment, training, food, vet care
MA/Marlboro – Marlborough PD K9
MA/Plymouth – Plymouth (MA) Police Working Dog Foundation maintains, expands, and ensures a successful K-9 Program with vet care, food, equipment, purchase dogs.
MA/Quincy – Quincy (MA) Police Working Dog Foundation
MI – Saginaw Valley Police Canine Association dogs, training, medical expenses, dog food, equipment, car inserts, carriers, leads, harnesses, heat alarms, etc. Plus funds to care for the K9 after retirement
MN/St. Paul – St. Paul Police K-9 Foundation funding for items deemed essential but not funded by the police budget
NJ – Associated Humane Society – Vested Interest Fund (Debbie Beyfuss – Administrator)
NJ/Trenton Region – Capital K9 Association bullet proof vests, training & other safety equipment
NC – NC Vest-a-Dog – vests only
NH, ME, MA – NH Working Dog Foundation – training, vests, K9 1st aid classes, funding to startup K9 programs
NV/Las Vegas – Friends for the Las Vegas Police Department K-9’s Equipment, K9 Trials, training, vet care for active & retired LVPD K9s
NY – Protect & Vest NYK9s – vests and essential K9 equipment
IN – Vest Indiana K-9s! (vests and other K9 equipment – Patti Olesen)
OH – Vest Ohio K-9s (vests and other K9 equipment – Patti Olesen)
OH – Ohio Law Enforcement K-9 Association OLEKA Protective Vest Program
OR/Redmond – Redmond Friends of K9 – support for new and current K9’s
PA– PA K9 Assistance Foundation vests, kennels, 1st aid kits, etc
PA – Hounds on Working Leashes (H.O.W.L) vests, equipment, training
PA/Berks County – Friends of Berks County K9 – help maintain & enhance the Berks County Sheriff K-9 unit, and to provide education and awareness to the citizens of Berks County about their K-9s
SC – Heroes Vest Fund – vests only
TX – GSD Club of Houston – Vest Project
VA – Virginia Police Canine Association <bottom of pg> VPCA K-9 Ballistic Vest Project
VA/Richmond – Friends of Richmond K-9 supporting current/retired K-9s for Richmond PD
WA – Keeping K9s in Kevlar – vests only
WI – WI VEST-A-DOG (vests only, Donna Morgan – Founder)
Favorite K-9 Links
K-9 Memorial Site (Lulu Krause)
USPCA – United States Police K-9 Association
NAPWDA – North American Police Work Dog Association
US War Dogs
IPWDA – International Police Work Dog Association
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS! General Info on working dogs by Blue Buffalo
Books
K9 Heroes: Together we Protect, Defend, and Conquer as One by Nicole Arbelo – Video: pics in this book Nicole’s K9 Heroes facebook page
“Heroes All Without Question” and “K-9s are Human Too” by Lulu Krause
“Sergeant Rex: The Unbreakable Bond between a Marine and His Military Working Dog” by Mike Dowling
“Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes” by Maria Goodavage
“Top Dog: The Story of Marine Hero Lucca” by Maria Goodavage
“Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him” by Luis Carlos Montalvan
“The ABCs of Dogs” by Scott Alexander and Katie Bazaz
