Brooke Thwaits & K9 Moose
Intermountain Health- St. Mary’s (Grand Junction, CO)
Brooke and K9 Moose are one of the hospital teams from Grand Junction, CO and work at St. Mary's Hospital.
She got involved with HDPK9A after door-dashing to a K9 Handler there. Everyone welcomed and had a hand in mentoring the "stray college student". The very same people encouraged Brooke to apply for a K9 position at St. Mary's years later. She was paired with K9 Moose in April of 2025 and they have become a close pair.
Brooke found that Moose and her are more alike than she first realized. As such, their bond grew into a wonderful friendship and partnership.
On their time off, Brooke and Moose like going outside to play or hang out inside when the weather is poor. Of course, Moose does not mind the rain or snow and tries to eat snowflakes or raindrops as they fall, but Brooke minds the mud he brings inside. Ironically, Moose abhors bathtime. Otherwise, Moose enjoys bubbles, sprinklers, and catch.
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Officer Nate Baker & K9 Odin
Craig Police Department (Colorado)
Odin is a 4 year old Belgian Malinois. Odin has been with Officer Nate Baker since he was 6 weeks old, and works at Craig Police Department. Odin is trained in narcotics detection and patrol.
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Sergeant Kenyon Hendricks & K9 Te Kā
Security at St. Mary’s Hospital (Colorado)
K9 Te Kā is a female German Shepherd and was born June of 2020. She is the niece of K9 Talu who worked for Fruita Police Department. She is certified in handler protection, muzzle, tracking and human remains detection.
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Officer Mike Boyle & K9 Tres
North Salt Lake City Police Department (Utah)
Mike Boyle and Tres are a K9 team working for the North Salt Lake City Police Department in Utah. They have been together since June of 2019. Tres is trained and certified as a narcotics and patrol dog.
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Commander Deanie Earthman & K9s
Security at St. Mary’s Hospital (Colorado)
Deanie has been involved with K9 for over 35 years. She worked for Grand Junction Police Department 1987 to 2017, 28 years of her career she was a K9 handler. She worked six K9’s during her career.
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Deputy Aaron Clock & K9 Winston
Routt County Sheriff’s Office (Colorado)
Deputy Aaron Clock has been with the Routt County Sheriff’s Office almost 10 years. In August of 2021 Deputy Clock was given the privilege of being the second K9 deputy for the agency.
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Dee Lehman and K9 Sasha and K9 Allie
Garfield County Search and Rescue (Colorado)
Bio coming soon**
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McKelle Jensen and K9 Cholo
Next Level K9- Las Vegas, NV
Bio coming soon**
