Colorado Springs non-profit helps retired working dogs in honor of Secret Service K9

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – K9 Hurricane, an almost 15-year-old Belgian Malinois, is now retired and enjoys a slower life here in Colorado Springs but, before he moved here, he worked at the White House as part of the United States Secret Service.

K9 Hurricane, and his handler Marshall Mirarchi, had a highly decorated career with the United States Secret Service. The highlight was when Hurricane took down a fence jumper at the White House in 2014.

During his four years in service Hurricane was awarded the USSS Award for Merit, the DHS Award for Valor, the PDSA Order of Merit, AMC Top Dog in 2016, and is the first dog in history to receive the Animals in War and Peace Distinguished Service Medal which landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records!

Source: krdo.com

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