802 Puparazzi

06/18/2025

05/12/2025

Last week we attended a small memorial service to honor K9 Achilles. Canines are our passions and our handlers build these unbreakable bonds with their partners. When it is time to say goodbye, it is gut wrenching. In a small state, a handler’s canine is much more than a tool or a resource for them, they are their protector, partner, and backup. Many times handlers have to respond to dangerous calls by themselves, and knowing they have their canine with them to help ensure they go home to their loved ones creates a bond that is unlike any other. It is difficult to put into words what the loss of a canine does to the handler, their family, and the community that loved them. In the most difficult moments of end of life care, the VPCA can step in and at least take the financial burden away from the handler, who has to make the incredibly difficult decision to say goodbye to their partner. We could not do this without Lacey’s Fund. Lacey’s Fund was established to cover the medical costs for our retired teams, which would otherwise be the responsibility of the handler. Please consider a donation to Lacey’s Fund so we can ensure our handlers never have to worry about financial obligations while also having to make the most difficult choices of their lives. Currently Lacey’s Fund is supporting over 20 retired canines , so even the smallest donation will help us continue our mission.
To the Schutt Family: we are deeply saddened by the loss of Achilles and we thank you all for the sacrifice and work your handler dedicated to making sure Achilles had a stellar career. We share in your grief of having to say goodbye to one of the goodest boys.
www.vtk9.com/store/p82/Lacey%27s_Fund_Donation
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05/12/2025

In Washington DC this week honoring over 24,000 brave heroes that gave their lives for our safety. Please take a moment to remember and honor these incredible people.

05/14/2024

Honoring our fallen. Officer Jessica Ebbighausen EOW 07/07/23

09/18/2023

It is never easy to attend memorial services for fallen members of emergency services. This year was especially difficult, as Officer Ebbighausen was honored. In our small corner of the country, it is not very often that we lose one of our own, but that means when it happens, it affects and hurts us all. Thank you to those that put together this memorial service so that all of these Vermont Emergency Service Responders are remembered for the sacrifices they made for our state.

07/27/2023

Shout out to for supplying our First First Responder Wellness Conference with some delicious teas!

06/20/2023

Night vibes in Downtown Rutland, Vermont

12/31/2022

I got to meet this handsome pup yesterday, can’t wait to see where he goes in his career as a K9. Welcome K9 Boone!

12/21/2022

The greatest days include dogs & snow


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12/11/2022

Winter wonderland