During this Spring season I have chosen to help Police K-9 Mako receive a ballistic vest. Mako is a 5 year German Shepherd / Belgian Malinois from the state of Colorado. Mako also serves on a SWAT team. K9 Mako is full of energy and loves playing fetch with his favorite tennis ball and enjoys a good tug toy! Mako currently protects his streets without body armor.

Police K-9s across the United States have are specifically trained to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel. Their duties include: searching for drugs and explosives, locating missing people, finding crime scene evidence and weapons, apprehending bad guys, and supporting the community by public appearances. What is surprising about the K-9s is they are not automatically issued ballistic vests. Typically they are donated by non-profits or individuals like myself donating them.

I am donating the LOF StreetFighter ballistic vest. These vests are stab proof and bullet proof. What's wonderful about these vests is they can be worn for the dogs entire shift. Each ballistic vest costs $1,200. So this Spring season I have teamed up with the Non-Profit Organization Brady's K9 Fund. I ask you to help support my mission and help Mako receive a ballistic vest for the start of the spring season that he so deserves!! Thank you!

Brady's K9 Fund is founded by 12 year old Brady Snakovsky from Ohio. When Brady was 8 he was watching one of his favorite police shows on TV. He noticed that many of the K-9s were not wearing a ballistic vest like their human partners. That is when he learned that body armor is not automatically issued to dogs. K-9 units across the United States are typically run off donations and not by the departments yearly budgets. He didn't like that. He feels all K-9s should have body armor issued to them and wanted to offer something to fix the problem. That is when Brady started the non-profit foundation, Brady's K9 Fund. K-9 handlers can simply visit Brady's website and request his help in giving their partner body armor. Since 2018 when BK9F has been started it has raised over $600,000 dollars and have vested 547 dogs across the USA.

K9 Mako

Helping K-9 Mako receive body armor

By Bradys K9 Fund

Helping K-9 Mako receive body armor

Giving K-9 Mako the gift of a ballistic vest