{"id":94,"date":"2013-06-22T10:32:50","date_gmt":"2013-06-22T10:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.nkdsf.org\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:11:04","slug":"canine-unit-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/canine-unit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Canine Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In March 2024, the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force received a new Drug Detection K-9, generously donated by the Matt Haverkamp Foundation. This foundation has helped police departments throughout the Greater Cincinnati area by donating police K-9s. The foundation relies on donations to make this happen, and they hold fundraisers throughout the year. Please support this worthwhile organization: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/matthaverkamp.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/matthaverkamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/matthaverkamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>K9 Lisa is a vital member of the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force. A highly trained narcotics detection canine, Lisa plays a key role in our mission to combat illegal drug activity across Northern Kentucky. She routinely helps our agents locate and remove dangerous drugs from our communities to assist the agency in dismantling drug trafficking organizations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lisa was selected for her strong drive and ability to perform in high-pressure situations. She has undergone rigorous training in drug detection, handler obedience, and search techniques. Whether assisting in traffic stops, search warrants, or community events, Lisa works tirelessly to help protect the citizens of Northern Kentucky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"778\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisa2-2-778x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1163\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisa2-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/canine-unit-2\/lisa2-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisa2-2-778x1024.jpg 778w, https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisa2-2-480x632.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 778px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisa-1-1-689x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1164\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lisa-1-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/canine-unit-2\/lisa-1-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1164\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2024, the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force received a new Drug Detection K-9, generously donated by the Matt Haverkamp Foundation. This foundation has helped police departments throughout the Greater Cincinnati area by donating police K-9s. The foundation relies on donations to make this happen, and they hold fundraisers throughout the year. Please support [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NKDSF WELCOMES NEWEST K-9<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It is with great pride that we announce that Sadie has joined the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force for the sole purpose of Narcotic Detection.\u00a0 Sadie will be partnered with an Agent who has prior K-9 experience.\u00a0 Sadie will be used to fight the war on drugs in the tri-county area of Northern Kentucky.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sadie is certified in narcotics through the North American Police Work Dog Association.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fostertechgroup.com\/nkdsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/K-9-Sadie.jpg\"><img class=\"  wp-image-423 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fostertechgroup.com\/nkdsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/K-9-Sadie-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"K-9 Sadie\" width=\"363\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>A SPECIAL THANK YOU...<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAfter serving the NKY area for over five years, NKDSF K-9 Kera has retired.\u00a0 Kera had an outstanding career and was an invaluable tool for the NKDSF and the NKY area in the war on drugs.\u00a0 Kera's partner Agent Kappes retired as well, after serving over twenty years in law enforcement and approximately 10 years in narcotic investigations.\u00a0 Thank you to both Agents for their service!\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kera was located in 2009 at an animal rescue in Winchester Kentucky. Kera was evaluated by Canine Trainer Doug Eldridge (Retired) and Agent Mike Kappes. Kera was a year old Belgium Malinois. Kera was put through a variety of tests to verify she was able to be trained as a narcotics canine. After one month of bonding with Agent Kappes and then two months of training with Canine Trainer Doug Eldridge, Kera and Agent Kappes competed, and were certified as a team through USPCA in Narcotics Detection. As a team, Kera and Agent Kappes have been re-certified and competed every year, always placing in multiple divisions of the USPCA competition.<\/p>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fostertechgroup.com\/nkdsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Kera-picture.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-98 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fostertechgroup.com\/nkdsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Kera-picture-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kera picture\" width=\"189\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1167,"href":"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions\/1167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkdsf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}