On March 20, 2016, Kari Breen had the privilege to honor some of Fort Worth’s finest, both men, and canines at a celebration of the Fort Worth Police K-9 unit and the Forth Worth Fire Department arson and bomb squad dogs.

This project began when Kari Breen noticed that the police dogs did not have any vests for protection. Police K-9s are often in just as much danger as their handler, so Kari Breen took this opportunity to give them the protection they deserve.

With funds raised from a special group of animal lovers, my photography company raised nearly $50,000, so every dog that protects Fort Worth had a custom bulletproof vest. This included 11 dogs in the K-9 unit and the 2 dogs that worked with arson/bombs. At the celebration event for the FWPD K-9 units, we raised another $12,000 to purchase a canine partner for a police officer. During the party, he was going to be demoted due to not having a dog. Instead, our funds from the party allowed this officer to maintain his status and work with a newly trained companion. This means all dogs that work with arson, bomb scenarios, and other dangerous situations are just as protected as the police themselves.

If you would like to honor these wonderful officers’ dogs that have retired from Fort Worth please donate to their care at policek9supportfortworth.org. 

Feel free to leave a message for them saying you support them and heard about their cause through Kari Breen Inc. bit.ly/K9VestsFortWorth