K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Byrd
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
— Austin, TX
Heatstroke
Labrador Retriever
Service Record
End of Watch
August 3, 2021
Tour of Duty
2 years
Age
6
Gender
Male
K9 Profile
Breed
Labrador Retriever
Cause
Heatstroke
Agency
Department
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
Location
Austin, TX
Incident
K9 Byrd died of heatstroke when the cooling system in his handler's vehicle failed in Alice, Texas.
During his service, K9 Byrd conducted over 131 searches, located over 54 pounds of marijuana, over 54 kilograms of cocaine, 39 grams of heroin, 494 grams of methamphetamine, and $142,000 in currency.
K9 Byrd had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for two years and served as a narcotics detector canine. He was the offspring of a prior Texas Department of Public Safety canine.