K9 Hero

Morgan

Mendocino County Sheriff's Office — Ukiah, CA

Exposure to toxins German Shepherd

Service Record

End of Watch August 20, 2012

Tour of Duty 6 months

Age 1

Gender Male

K9 Profile

Breed German Shepherd

Origin Czech Republic

Cause Exposure to toxins

Agency

Department Mendocino County Sheriff's Office

Location Ukiah, CA

Incident

K9 Morgan died after accidentally ingesting methamphetamine while participating in detection training at a canine training facility.

Morgan began to show signs of distress while completing one of the detection exercises. He was transported to an animal hospital but died as his handler was describing his symptoms to the veterinarian.

K9 Morgan had served with the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office for six months.