\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom sweeping for explosives to apprehending a wanted subject, the Sacramento Police Department\u2019s Canine Unit serves a critical need for the department. \u201cThe dogs are willing to sacrifice themselves for not only us as officers, but for the community at the drop of a hat,\u201d said K-9 Officer Zachary Yasonia, president of the Sacramento Police Canine Association. \u201cThe dogs have an overwhelming drive and desire to be at work. I mean, their happy place is being in the back of a police car.\u201dWhen police dogs age out of the unit or become medically unable to continue in their job due to illness or injury, they retire. It\u2019s then that the Sacramento Police Canine Association steps in to cover the cost of their care. \u201cWe need to respect the dogs and look out for the dogs in retirement and provide them the best retirement we can,\u201d Yasonia said. At ten years old, Czech Shepherd Jax still enjoys driving around in the back of a police cruiser, chasing his ball and spending time with Yasonia, his handler. Jax actively served with him on the K-9 unit for six years.”I’ve trusted my life with him and he’s trusted his life with me\u201d he said. \u201cWe truly have a special bond.\u201dYasonia, however, has been a Sacramento Police K-9 Officer for more than a decade, working with three dogs during his tenure with the department. \u201cHe’s my second dog that I’ve had retired, so I truly am thankful and grateful for the association,\u201d he said. \u201cIt wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for the support that we have in the community.\u201dThe association is a nonprofit organization separate from the police department, relying on fundraising efforts and private donations for its budget. The association pays for food, medical expenses, and — in time– burial expenses as the retired dogs live out their years. The organization is currently financially supporting nine retired police dogs.The Sacramento Police Department currently has eight active handler\/dog teams. Sgt. Darby Lannom oversees the unit.\u201cI\u2019ve really seen the joy that the dogs bring, not only to the community but the handlers,\u201d said Lannom. \u201cTo extend that through retirement years is great — and that wouldn’t be possible without the Canine Association.\u201dSee more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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From sweeping for explosives to apprehending a wanted subject, the Sacramento Police Department\u2019s Canine Unit serves a critical need for the department. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe dogs are willing to sacrifice themselves for not only us as officers, but for the community at the drop of a hat,\u201d said K-9 Officer Zachary Yasonia, president of the Sacramento Police Canine Association. \u201cThe dogs have an overwhelming drive and desire to be at work. I mean, their happy place is being in the back of a police car.\u201d<\/p>\n
When police dogs age out of the unit or become medically unable to continue in their job due to illness or injury, they retire. It\u2019s then that the Sacramento Police Canine Association<\/a> steps in to cover the cost of their care. <\/p>\n \u201cWe need to respect the dogs and look out for the dogs in retirement and provide them the best retirement we can,\u201d Yasonia said. <\/p>\n At ten years old, Czech Shepherd Jax still enjoys driving around in the back of a police cruiser, chasing his ball and spending time with Yasonia, his handler. Jax actively served with him on the K-9 unit for six years.<\/p>\n “I’ve trusted my life with him and he’s trusted his life with me\u201d he said. \u201cWe truly have a special bond.\u201d<\/p>\n Yasonia, however, has been a Sacramento Police K-9 Officer for more than a decade, working with three dogs during his tenure with the department. <\/p>\n \u201cHe’s my second dog that I’ve had retired, so I truly am thankful and grateful for the association,\u201d he said. \u201cIt wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for the support that we have in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n The association is a nonprofit organization separate from the police department, relying on fundraising efforts and private donations for its budget. The association pays for food, medical expenses, and — in time– burial expenses as the retired dogs live out their years. <\/p>\n The organization is currently financially supporting nine retired police dogs.<\/p>\n The Sacramento Police Department currently has eight active handler\/dog teams. Sgt. Darby Lannom oversees the unit.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve really seen the joy that the dogs bring, not only to the community but the handlers,\u201d said Lannom. \u201cTo extend that through retirement years is great — and that wouldn’t be possible without the Canine Association.\u201d<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From sweeping for explosives to apprehending a wanted subject, the Sacramento Police Department\u2019s Canine Unit serves a critical…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[22021,4667,86980,18143,179,1750,86981,2899,77431,20734,86976,44661,86978,121,123,122,86977,9113,86979,72],"class_list":{"0":"post-184326","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-70-years-of-service","9":"tag-back","10":"tag-canine-unit","11":"tag-care","12":"tag-community","13":"tag-cost","14":"tag-darby-lannom","15":"tag-dog","16":"tag-handler","17":"tag-nonprofit-organization","18":"tag-police-canine-association","19":"tag-police-car","20":"tag-retired-police-dog","21":"tag-sacramento","22":"tag-sacramento-headlines","23":"tag-sacramento-news","24":"tag-sacramento-police-canine-association","25":"tag-sacramento-police-department","26":"tag-yasonia","27":"tag-year"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}