Dogs are our best friends, but when they are our work buddies, it is even harder to say goodbye. This is the story of K9 Tommy – the Gᴇʀᴍᴀɴ Shepherd who worked for the Ohio Department for seven years. After years of impeccable service, Tommy needed to be ᴇᴜᴛʜᴀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ as he coped with ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ. This is how Ohio law ᴇɴꜰᴏʀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄɪᴇs ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ Oʜɪᴏ saluted him. Tommy, A K9 Gᴇʀᴍᴀɴ Shepherd, Was ᴇᴜᴛʜᴀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ After 7 Years of Service. After seven years of being a good work partner to his handler, Jeremy Berger, the officer from the Dᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ Nᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Rᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs, the Gᴇʀᴍᴀɴ Shepherd, Tommy, said his last goodbye.
Uɴꜰᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, this K9 was dealing with an ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ that couldn’t be treated. As he was experiencing a lot of ᴘᴀɪɴ and couldn’t perform even basic canine activities – Jeremy decided to ᴇᴜᴛʜᴀɴɪᴢᴇ him. His impeccable work and years of service, however, didn’t go unnoticed. Law ᴇɴꜰᴏʀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄɪᴇs from all over Ohio, together with their K9s, decided to pay tribute to Tommy one last time. They waited in front of Blanchard Valley Veterinary Clinic to salute this amazing K9. This was a devastatingly emotional moment for all, especially for Jeremy and his family. After Eᴜᴛʜᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, Tommy was carried to the car on a stretcher with a flag draped over him.
Officers and their dogs stood still, paying tribute to their colleague and honoring him with a minute of silence. Jeremy And His Family Were DevastatedJeremy and his family were the last ones to say goodbye to Tommy. They were all devastated to see him for the last time. During their farewell, the final call went over the radio: “You were a faithful partner to 3280, Officer Tommy. Thank you for being a good boy and protecting your partner and the citizens of Ohio. Your watch has now ended. Rest well. You are gone, but never forgotten.”
Rest Well, Tommy Ohio officers were touched by this emotional farewell. Tommy’s watch ended, leaving them in tears. Tommy was another K9 dog that gave his all for the people of the Uɴɪᴛᴇᴅ Sᴛᴀᴛᴇs. His service will never be forgotten, and his memory lives in our hearts forever. Get some rest, Tommy! You were a good boy!
