Area K-9s get $6K titanium teeth, and 5 other memorable stories about police dogs in Ohio

Sheriff Richard Jones said the office didn’t spend taxpayer funds on the titanium caps implanted on the dogs’ incisors.

Here are some other recent stories of police K-9 officers from around the region and state:

Pit bull working as Ohio K-9 officer:

A dog facing euthanasia became Ohio's first pit bull to become a K-9 officer. The dog, Leonard, was trained to help cops sniff out drugs. He is also the first K-9 for Clay Township on the western edge of Lake Erie.

Leonard and his handler recently finished their last day of training at Storm Dog Tactical in Sunbury.

Bob and Duffy (Bob’s the dog):

The Tipp City Police Department welcomed its newest K-9 member of the department last November. The 2-year-old German Shepard simply goes by the name Bob. Bob met handler Officer Darren "Duffy" Soutar last summer, and they trained at Police Dog Services in Germantown.

Bob took the position previously held by Gitta, a member of the department since 2008. She retired and lives with her handler, Sgt. Greg Adkins, and his family.

Bilingual in Beavercreek:

The Beavercreek Police Department filled a position left vacant by the retirement of Officer K-9 DJ. Officer Dave Majercak and new K-9 officer Hans finished training last November. Hans is a 21-month-old Belgian Malinois and takes commands in German and understands English.

New K-9 coming to Fairborn:

Last December, Fairborn police received a total $13,450 in donations from several community sources to bring the K-9 officer aboard this spring. According to a December memo to city staff, Chief Terry Barlow said the handler training would be in early spring and deployment of the dog before summer.

Goodbye to Galli:

Wright State Police honored Galli last week during a special retirement party at the university's Hearth Lounge in the Student Union. Galli served the department as the first explosive detection K-9 for the university and additionally assisted the FBI and Secret Service on multiple occasions for low-level and high-level Homeland Security operations, according to her handler Sgt. Kurt Holden.