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Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax dies just two days after retirement ceremony

Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax has died just two days after a retirement ceremony was held following his career-ending injury, officials announced. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced Dax’s death, which occurred Friday morning. “While K9 Dax’s legacy will forever live on, this morning K9 Dax passed away,” Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher […]

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Retirement ceremony held for Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax as officials credit him for saving lives, tracking down suspects

Officials credited Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax with saving hundreds of lives and tracking down hundreds of offenders during his retirement ceremony Wednesday following a career-ending injury. Dax – a German Shepherd born in March 2014 in the Czech Republic – joined the sheriff’s office in the spring of 2015. He was 13 months old […]