Canines for K9s fundraiser

The annual Canines for K9s fundraiser supports the Spokane Sheriff's K9 handlers program and dozens of dog owners, many with their own dogs trained for personal protection, showed up to support the sheriff's deputies who handle dogs.

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Sun., Sept. 18, 2016

A group of German Shepherds lay on their beds lined up in the shade at the 3rd annual Canines for K9s event at Mirabeau Park Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. The fundraiser, featuring a two-mile walk, silent auctions, a barbecue and police K9 demonstrations, supports the sheriff's K9 units. Fundraising walkers included local trainers and training clubs who brought a variety of dogs trained for personal protection, like these from the PAK9 training school.

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Spokane Sheriff's deputy Jason Hunt pretends to be a suspect and lets Lazlo, a sheriff's K9, grab him by the arm at the 3rd annual Canines for K9s event at Mirabeau Park Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. The fundraiser, featuring a two-mile walk, silent auctions, a barbecue and police K9 demonstrations, supports the sheriff's K9 units.

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Nita Hagen, part of the Protection K9 Training Club, stands with her dog Samson during the 3rd annual Canines for K9s event at Mirabeau Park Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. Many dog owners who attended also do personal protection with their own animals.The fundraiser, featuring a two-mile walk, silent auctions, a barbecue and police K9 demonstrations, supports the sheriff's K9 units.

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The audience watches a police dog enter a car to apprehend a suspect, played by Spokane Sheriff's deputy J.P. Melton during a demonstration at the 3rd annual Canines for K9s event at Mirabeau Park Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. The car was prepared for the demolition derby at the Spokane Interstate Fair. The fundraiser, featuring a two-mile walk, silent auctions, a barbecue and police K9 demonstrations, supports the sheriff's K9 units.

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Dogs brought by their owners to the 3rd annual Canines for K9s event at Mirabeau Park watch police dog demonstrations Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. The fundraiser, featuring a two-mile walk, silent auctions, a barbecue and police K9 demonstrations, supports the sheriff's K9 units.

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Spokane Sheriff's deputy Jason Hunt holds back his dog Gunnar, a sheriff's K9, while demonstrating how law enforcement gets a reluctant suspect out of a car using a K9 at the 3rd annual Canines for K9s event at Mirabeau Park Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. The fundraiser, featuring a two-mile walk, silent auctions, a barbecue and police K9 demonstrations, supports the sheriff's K9 units.

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Jet, a veteran drug dog, becomes alert after spotting another officer wearing a training sleeve during a demonstration at the 3rd annual Canines for K9s event how to find drugs at Mirabeau Park Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. The fundraiser, featuring a two-mile walk, silent auctions, a barbecue and police K9 demonstrations, supports the sheriff's K9 units.

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Jet, a veteran drug dog, holds his favorite toy, a length of rubber hose, after he showed the crowd at the 3rd annual Canines for K9s event how to find drugs at Mirabeau Park Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. The fundraiser, featuring a two-mile walk, silent auctions, a barbecue and police K9 demonstrations, supports the sheriff's K9 units.

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Tristin Lexa, 7, gets a bone painted on his cheek by volunteer Seth Tibbs at the 3rd annual Canines for K9s event at Mirabeau Park Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. The fundraiser, featuring a two-mile walk, silent auctions, a barbecue and police K9 demonstrations, supports the sheriff's K9 units.

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