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K9 Dax Finalist for National Title

K9 Dax is a finalist in the American Humane Hero Dog Awards

K9 Dax taking a break from training
K9 Dax taking a break from training (Lake County Sheriff's Office Photo)

K9 Dax began his successful career with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office nearly four years ago. He has been directly responsible for tracking and successfully apprehending over 70 suspects. He also tracked and located dozens of missing or endangered children and adults. K9 Dax has been used for over 100 narcotic searches resulting in over 17 kilos of cocaine, heroin and other narcotics seized, hundreds of pounds of cannabis, approximately three quarters of a million dollars in currency, dozens of firearms, and seized vehicles.

K9 Dax is in need of Chicagoland’s votes to go from finalist to winner of this year’s national Hero Dog Award!

To vote for K9 Dax (everyone can vote once a day until July 18, 2019), please visit: http://herodogawards.org/dog/dax-2019/

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