Alberta K9

Our team is heading back to Ukraine in September, with our friends at Firefighter Aid Ukraine, to provide critical detection canine training to several public safety agencies. You can help us cover travel expenses by donating to Firefighter Aid Ukraine at: https://donorbox.org/firefighter-aid-for-ukraine

K9 Arson stopped by the Firefighter Aid Ukraine warehouse today to check out all of the awesome fire gear they’ve collected from generous donors, including Lakeland College - Emergency Training Centre 👩‍🚒👨‍🚒🚒

Firefighter Aid Ukraine has been sending critically-needed equipment and supplies to Ukraine for over 10 years! 🇨🇦🇺🇦

K9’s Tigger & Oso 🐾

We’re hanging out at the Metis Nation of Alberta tradeshow at the Edmonton EXPO Centre today until 4:30. Stop by to check out the amazing vendors, and to say hi to K9 Arson!

K9 Puzzle, Explosives Detection K9, helped to (proactively) keep things safe backstage at the last weekend 🎸

K9 Puzzle stopped by to check out the three donated Chevy Tahoes that our friends at Firefighter Aid Ukraine are sending over to the frontlines in Ukraine. 🇺🇦🚒🇨🇦

But they need your help to raise some funds to get these vehicles to Ukraine - where they'll be used as emergency medical and evacuation vehicles to save lives.

Please consider donating here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/amigo-relief-missions-ltd (Select "Firefighter Aid Ukraine" from the dropdown menu)

Your donation supports these amazing initiatives, as well as upcoming initiatives (such as our continued collaboration to get more public safety canines over to Ukraine).

Tahoe's donated by a highly supportive rescue service, the hood ornament is a little hit towards an upcoming Firefighter Aid Ukraine project, rather an extension of a previous one. Go to https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/amigo-relief-missions-ltd/ to donate and get a tax receipt, MAKE SURE YOU SELECT "Firefighter Aid Ukraine" in the drop down.

It's K9 Marshal's 3rd anniversary at Edmonton Fire Rescue Services! 🥳🐾🚒

K9 Marshal was raised and trained by our team here at Alberta K9, and works with EFRS Fire Investigators as an Ignitable Liquid Detection K9 - helping to determine the cause of fires.

Fun facts about K9 Marshal:

1. Marshal's litter was "fire-themed", and his registered name is "Alberta K9's Fire Marshal". It was a complete coincidence that he grew up and went to work for a fire service!

2. Marshal's littermate brother, K9 "Torch", is an explosives detection K9 with the National Guard of Ukraine Національна гвардія України

3. Marshal's Dad, K9 "Arson", is a drug-detection K9 and has travelled across North America to places like the Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Rushmore, Times Square, Churchill Downs, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and more!

4. Marshal's grandfather, K9 "Dax", served as a Police K9 in Missouri.

Alberta K9’s Oso, Fergus, & Puzzle 🐾❤️

Available to a suitable active family home - K9 “Poppy” ❤️

Poppy is a sweet and adorable 1.5 year-old purebred English Cocker Spaniel. She is very quiet (our team has never heard her bark!), crate & kennel trained, and she absolutely loves her people - as well as other dogs! While she’s quite energetic, she is very respectful of everyone’s space. Poppy has been spayed, and her price is $1800.

We appreciate serious inquiries from suitable forever homes. Working cocker spaniels are high energy. Please take this into consideration.

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Our team put on a demo today for an awesome crowd at in Rimbey, Alberta!

Our team will be doing a K9 demo at in Rimbey on Monday, for Canada Day 🇨🇦

Stop by to say hi! K9 Fergus will bring stickers 😎

🇨🇦 Alberta K9’s Torch, National Guard of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Національна гвардія України

K9 Arson is turning 10 this year! Even though his Malinois mind certainly isn’t slowing down, his body is starting to 🥺

This morning he did one of his last drug searches at the Edmonton International Airport for our industry client. 🛩️

Arson has had an amazing career, and it’s time for him to fully enjoy his retirement with us - we hope for many more years!

Thanks to the Edmonton Riverhawks for having us and our friends from Firefighter Aid Ukraine for 840 CFCW Stand With Ukraine Night at Re/Max Field! ⚾️

K9 Arson made lots of new friends, got to help throw one of the opening pitches, and had the best seats in the stadium to watch the game. 😎

If you’re looking for an awesome night out for your family, we definitely recommend attending a game! 🧢

All legs…. 😍😎

Our team is excited to be presenting at the Indigenous Public Safety Conference, hosted by the NIFSC - National Indigenous Fire Safety Council and Indigenous Fire Marshal Service - NIFSC taking place in Richmond, BC this October!

Check out the NIFSC website at https://indigenousfiresafety.ca/en/IPSC-2024 for more information on the amazing training opportunities, trade show, conference, and firefighting competition taking place at this event!

Registration is open for this year’s Indigenous Public Safety Conference in Richmond, British Columbia from October 24 and 25, 2024 at the River Rock Resort & Casino.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from industry experts.
Register online - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/indigenous-public-safety-conference-registration-registration-773804479027

Alberta K9’s Pantera 🐾 Currently in training as a Fire Investigation K9 for 🔥🚒

Our Search & Rescue K9 team was recently deployed to Northern Alberta to assist the Lubicon Lake Band in locating a person who had been missing for almost 6 days. Undeterred by the challenging terrain, SAR K9 Remi was able to locate the individual, deceased.

Our thoughts are with their family & friends - as well as the Little Buffalo community, who came together to conduct a large-scale search of the area. Despite the tragic outcome, our team takes comfort in knowing that we were able to help bring some level of closure to the family and community. ❤️



Lubicon Lake Band #453 - Community Communication

Happy Face😎, Serious Face 🤔

It's been almost a year since K9 Tigger joined our family here at Alberta K9, after he was found abandoned in a local parking lot and turned in to our friends at Alberta Animal Services.

In March 2023, we lost K9 Nero, our beloved Dutch Shepherd (and hard-working drug detection canine) at age 11 after a brief battle with bone cancer. Our team was heartbroken without our resident "Dutchie" around..... 🥺

But then Tigg came along to ease the pain - and he fits in perfectly around here! ❤

K9 Tigger is a bit bummed-out about the snow😕❄️.... Good thing our friends at Firefighter Aid Ukraine have things covered!

They've rented the ENTIRE West Edmonton Mall Waterpark on April 13, 2024 from 6:30-9:30pm for a fundraiser! 🤯🌊

But they need your help.....

There's currently 71 tickets left to sell to make this a huge success. Tickets are $40 each - with proceeds going to support FFAU's amazing work in Ukraine (including travel and protection equipment for - and future Public Safety K9s!)

Waterslides not your thing?? You can purchase a ticket and select to have it donated to a Ukrainian newcomer family 💙💛

Either way - we know that this awesome organization will appreciate your support! 🇨🇦🇺🇦

Tickets here: https://firefighteraidukraine.ticketspice.com/ffau-waterpark-fundraiser-

Learn more about Firefighter Aid Ukraine here: https://www.firefighteraidukraine.com

Our team certainly worked with some unique detection training aids during our recent trip to Ukraine - including live gr***des and RPGs 💣

This allowed us to create realistic training scenarios for K9 Torch and his new handler - and Torch didn't skip a beat!

We also had the opportunity to visit the Demining Team at the State Emergency Services (ДСНС України) to learn about the explosive devices that they encounter and diffuse on a daily basis.

Back in Canada, we train our detection canines using a combination of live explosives (we're licensed through the Government of Canada for this) in conjunction with top-quality ScentLogix Scent Reference Material.

These materials, combined with our training programs, produce mission-ready canines 💪🐾

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Fully-trained Family Protection K9 Available.

K9 Oso, 2 year-old German Shepherd, has been professionally trained by our team here at Alberta K9, and is ready to keep your family safe.

Located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We value serious inquiries.

Our team’s trip to Europe earlier this month first placed us in Krakow, Poland 🇵🇱 ✈️

The Polish State Fire Service had assisted our friends at Firefighter Aid Ukraine with receiving some medical training equipment needed for the Ukraine trip - and we were promptly invited in for a tour of the fire station, and learnt about the service’s search & rescue canine teams.

The warm welcome and hospitality that we received was a fitting introduction to Eastern Europe 🇪🇺

Państwowa Straż Pożarna

Members of our team recently returned from beautiful Chernivtsi, Ukraine, where we presented K9 Torch to the Chernivtsi Regional Administration.

K9 Torch is our gift to the people of Ukraine - who are enduring an unfathomable attack on their freedom, culture, and sovereign land. The hospitality and humanity that our team experienced during our trip - from our hosts as well as the Ukrainian public - is something that we encourage everyone to travel to Ukraine and experience. Our support for Ukraine on both personal and organizational levels shall be unwavering. 💛💙

K9 Torch has transitioned to his new handler with the National Guard of Ukraine, where he will protect Ukrainians as a Public Safety K9 specializing in explosives detection. Torch and his handler are a perfect fit for each other, and we are confident that through their new bond they will keep each other safe.

We will continue to share our skills and expertise with public safety agencies in the Chernivtsi Oblast (region) through training missions and additional canines in the near future.

We'll share additional photos and words about our trip over the next few weeks.

Thank you to Firefighter Aid Ukraine, Airlink, the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, Modern K9 - Calgary, Modern K9 - Edmonton, and the many private donors who covered the costs of travel and equipment for K9 Torch - as well as assisted our team with logistics and translation.

Also, thank-you to Air Canada and Lufthansa for their compassionate and careful handling of K9 Torch during his journey from Calgary to Krakow ✈️

Slava Ukraini! (Glory to Ukraine) 🇺🇦

Чернівецька обласна військова адміністрація
ДСНС України
Національна гвардія України
Руслан Домніцак
Руслан Запаранюк

Державна прикордонна служба України

Meanwhile in Ukraine
Promote Ukraine
Ukrainian Canadian Congress - UCC Calgary Branch
Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Alberta Provincial Council (UCC-APC)
Ukraine / Україна
Consulate General of Ukraine in Edmonton
Українська радіопередача в Едмонтоні / Ukrainian radio program in Edmonton

We had a Malinois family reunion today with…

🐾 💉 K9 Arson (Dad) - Drug Detection K9 @ Alberta K9
🐾 🚒 K9 Marshal (Son) - Ignitable Liquid Detection K9 @ Edmonton Fire Rescue Services
🐾 💣 K9 Torch (Son) - Explosives Detection K9 @ Alberta K9 deploying soon to Національна гвардія України (National Guard of Ukraine)

Intensity Level: 100 😎

K9 Torch is all geared up for his deployment to thanks to our friends at Firefighter Aid Ukraine who collected generous donations from the Canada-Ukraine Foundation and private donors, to cover the cost of an Elite K-9, Inc. ballistic protection vest, eye protection, and ear protection to keep K9 Torch safe.

K9 Torch is a Belgian Malinois, trained to detect explosives and protect the public. We are proud to be donating him to the За відродження Національної Гвардії України (National Guard of Ukraine) in support of public safety in Ukraine. 🇨🇦🇺🇦