{"id":12415,"date":"2020-01-26T20:50:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T20:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/?p=12415"},"modified":"2020-01-26T20:50:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T20:50:17","slug":"a-very-special-dog-with-a-very-special-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/26\/a-very-special-dog-with-a-very-special-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A very special dog with a very special story!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"pg-headline\">A terminally ill rescue dog became a police K-9 for a day<\/h1>\n<div class=\"metadata \">\n<div class=\"metadata__info js-byline-images\" data-bundle=\"byline\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-share m-share__rail-top js-share-rail-top  m-share__floating\">\n<div class=\"js-gigya-sharebar gigya-sharebar\" data-title=\"A terminally ill rescue dog became a police K-9 for a day\" data-subtitle=\"\" data-description=\"Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue pup with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K-9. \" data-link=\"https:\/\/cnn.it\/2TMtpkU\" data-isshorturl=\"true\" data-twitter-account=\"CNN\" data-image-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080540-01-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-super-tease.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-side-of-rail pg-rail-tall__side\">\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__head js-pg-rail-tall__head\">\n<section id=\"large-media\" class=\"zn zn-large-media zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-one-container\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-vr-zone=\"zone-0-0\" data-zone-label=\"headerMedia\" data-containers=\"1\" data-zn-id=\"large-media\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall medium\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"el__video el__video--fullwidth\">\n<div id=\"media__video_large-media_0--wrapper\" class=\"js-media__video media__video\">\n<ol>\n<li id=\"large-media_0--thumbnail\" class=\"media__video--thumbnail\"><img class=\"media__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122082548-sick-dog-becomes-k9-for-day-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Police help terminally ill dog become K-9 for a day\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__body\">\n<section id=\"body-text\" class=\"zn zn-body-text zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-multiple-containers zn-has-29-containers\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-vr-zone=\"zone-1-0\" data-zone-label=\"bodyText\" data-containers=\"29\" data-zn-id=\"body-text\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall medium\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\"><cite class=\"el-editorial-source\">(CNN)<\/cite>Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue pup with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K-9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">The dog, Eddie, was abandoned and spent almost a month wandering in nearby Benton City before he was rescued.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">Carin Brown, the Benton County animal control officer who caught Eddie, told CNN sister network HLN they had initially received a call about him in October 2019, but they were unable to capture the pooch. They finally caught him in late November.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;We thought he had been hit by a car,&#8221; she said Wednesday. &#8220;We rushed him to the vet and we discovered that he, unfortunately, had cancer.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic ad--tablet\" data-ad-text=\"show\">\n<div data-ad-id=\"ad_nat_btf_01\" data-ad-position=\"tablet\" data-ad-refresh=\"default\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic ad--desktop\" data-ad-text=\"show\">\n<div data-ad-id=\"ad_nat_btf_01\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\" data-ad-refresh=\"default\">\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Authorities then reached out to their rescue partners, Mikey&#8217;s Chance canine rescue, and Brown&#8217;s friend, Kristi Kesler, agreed to become Eddie&#8217;s foster mom for life.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The inoperable tumor caused Eddie to be blind in one eye, and he was given six to 12 months to live.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;He&#8217;s just the best dog, so friendly, so well-behaved, he knows all of his commands, he&#8217;s just the sweetest thing,&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;He deserves six months to a year of all the love and happiness that we can give him.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Kesler created a bucket list, which included becoming a police K-9, to make sure the dog she lovingly calls &#8220;Eddie Spaghetti&#8221; will have the most memorable final months as possible.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;I thought maybe he might get his picture taken with an officer in a car, I thought maybe if he were lucky, he might go for a car ride, but I never dreamed it would be this big for him,&#8221; Kesler told <a href=\"https:\/\/keprtv.com\/news\/local\/meet-honorary-police-k-9-eddie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN affiliate KEPR<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div><img class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080747-03-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080747-03-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080747-03-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080747-03-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080747-03-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080747-03-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080747-03-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080747-03-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080747-03-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Eddie got a custom-made uniform with real police patches and was sworn in as a police K-9 before spending the day on patrol, promising to &#8220;apprehend bad guys, search out narcotics and put people in jail.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;We believe in helping people and that also means helping animals in our community, so we have all come together as a family and are all fighting alongside Eddie,&#8221; Pasco police Detective Julie Lee told KEPR.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Officer Lee and others took Eddie to several locations around town. His first official call was to a local auto body shop for &#8220;service to pick up property,&#8221; where he received a gift basket with treats, food, and toys to take home. They even donated to his veterinarian bills.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">One stop, of course, was a local doughnut shop, because Eddie wouldn&#8217;t be a real police officer without some coffee and doughnuts.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;He is just such a lover. You would never suspect that he was abused or neglected,&#8221; Detective Lee said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div><img class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080714-02-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080714-02-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080714-02-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080714-02-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080714-02-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080714-02-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080714-02-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080714-02-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200122080714-02-rescue-dong-bucket-list-trnd-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Eddie&#8217;s bucket list doesn&#8217;t stop there.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Some community members offered to check other items off his list, such as pictures with Santa and a pool filled with stuffed animals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaktrinews.com\/dog-with-less-than-a-year-to-live-sworn-in-as-honorable-pasco-k-9-as-part-of-bucket-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN affiliate KAPP<\/a> reported. Kesler still hopes he can ride in a motorcycle side car and be the star of a kissing booth at an adoption event.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;These people who&#8217;ve really stepped up and said we want to make a difference in this dog&#8217;s life &#8212; it&#8217;s meant the world to know that people still do care,&#8221; Kesler told KAPP. &#8220;Having them and being able to be a part of their lives and make a difference like in Eddie, to bring this joy to him no matter how short of time it is that&#8217;s what we hold onto.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Officer Brown told HLN she was jolted by the outpouring of support for Eddie in his final days.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s amazing &#8230; in this little tiny community that so many people have said, you know, &#8216;He&#8217;s worth it, he&#8217;s worth the chance,'&#8221; she said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Brown hopes that in the future when people see other animals like this, they are willing to step up and keep them safe.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">And there&#8217;s good news for Eddie&#8217;s bucket list item to ride in a motorcycle side car &#8212; Brown has a friend who owns one.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">CNN reached out to Mikey&#8217;s Chance but has not yet heard back.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"story-bottom\" class=\"zn zn-story-bottom zn-single-column zn--idx-1 zn--ordinary zn-has-two-containers\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-vr-zone=\"zone-1-1\" data-zone-label=\"storyBottom\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall medium\">\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic ad--mobile\" data-ad-text=\"show\">\n<div data-ad-id=\"freewheel-rail-placeholder\" data-ad-position=\"mobile\" data-ad-refresh=\"default\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic ad--mobile\" data-ad-text=\"show\">\n<div data-ad-id=\"ad_rect_atf_01\" data-ad-position=\"mobile\" data-ad-refresh=\"adtop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-top\">\n<div class=\"zn-top__background\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-container zn__background--content-relative\">\n<div class=\"zn__containers\">\n<div class=\"column zn__column--idx-0\">\n<ul class=\"cn cn-list-hierarchical-small-horizontal cn--idx-0 cn-\" data-layout=\"list-hierarchical-small-horizontal\">\n<li>\n<article class=\"cd cd--tool cd--tool__outbrain\" data-analytics=\"tool-type_list-hierarchical-small-horizontal_outbrain\" data-vr-contentbox=\"\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, small: 300, medium: 460, large: 780\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall small medium\">\n<div class=\"OB_AR_36\">\n<div class=\"ob-smartfeed-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"outbrain_widget_1\" class=\"OUTBRAIN js-m-outbrain m-outbrain\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/22\/us\/rescue-dog-bucket-list-trnd\/index.html\" data-widget-id=\"AR_36\" data-ob-template=\"cnn\" data-ob-mark=\"true\" data-browser=\"safari\" data-os=\"ipad\" data-dynload=\"\" data-idx=\"1\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget ob-smartfeed-strip-layout AR_36\" data-dynamic-truncate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget-section ob-first\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A terminally ill rescue dog became a police K-9 for a day (CNN)Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue pup with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K-9. The dog, Eddie, was abandoned and spent almost a month wandering in nearby Benton City before he was rescued. Carin Brown, the Benton County animal control officer who caught Eddie, told CNN sister network HLN they had initially received a call about him in October 2019, but they were unable to capture the pooch. They finally caught him in late November. &#8220;We thought he had been hit by a car,&#8221; she said Wednesday. &#8220;We rushed him to the vet and we discovered that he, unfortunately, had cancer.&#8221; Authorities then reached out to their rescue partners, Mikey&#8217;s Chance canine rescue, and Brown&#8217;s friend, Kristi Kesler, agreed to become Eddie&#8217;s foster mom for life. The inoperable tumor caused Eddie to be blind in one eye, and he was given six to 12 months to live. &#8220;He&#8217;s just the best dog, so friendly, so well-behaved, he knows all of his commands, he&#8217;s just the sweetest thing,&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;He deserves six months to a year of all the love and happiness that we can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12416,"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12415\/revisions\/12416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiopetexpert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}