but that didn't mean that jimmy hatch retired from serving. he found a new mission by founding spike's k-9 fund, a charity named for the first dog he handled in the military, spike, who was killed on a mission in iraq in 2006. >> for me, as a person who handled the dog, it was my duty i felt to make sure he was protected. and when the dog gets hurt or, you know, killed, you failed. >> jimmy is now dedicating his life to helping train and protect police and military dogs. jimmy helps police department k-9 units around the country often posing as a bad guy, a decoy to help train the dogs and get them used to wearing these vests. in some situations, police dogs are sent in when it's too risky for a police officer. the dogs find the suspect and grab onto him which gives police officers valuable time to apprehend them.