Vernon County gets new police dog
May 25, 2021 11:22 AM Jourdan Vian
VIROQUA, Wis. (WKBT) The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office will soon have another police dog.
Sheriff John Spears announced Tuesday that Deputy Mark Ballecero will work alongside a sable German Shepherd named Dax, who will fill the role previously held by K-9 Myk. Myk died late last year.
The sheriff’s office was able to purchase Dax from Brandom Lamere of Mid-West Working Dogs LLC of Viroqua thanks to community support and donations, Spears said.
Dax was born Aug. 7, 2019, in Germany and imported from Bayreuth, Germany, last year. The new police dog will be trained in narcotics detection, criminal apprehension and article searches and receive certifications from Mid-West Working Dogs and North American Police Work Dog Association. Training for both Bellacero and Dax should be completed in early June 2021.
The Whiteside County Sheriff s Office has introduced their newest member of the K9 Unit and he is adorable! Chico and the deputy had to go through quite a bit of training, but are now certified and ready to serve the residents of Whiteside County.
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Residents of Whiteside County, you now have a new K9 serving you and working on the Whiteside County Sheriff force.
On Wednesday, the Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker announced on social media their newest addition to the force, K9 Chico. According to the post, Chico is a 1 1/2 year old, Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd mix. Chico was imported from Poland.