MWD Marco served his country and was marked as “Ready for Retirement”. He was attached to the USAF and was picked up by our team at Andrew’s Air Force Base. MissionK9 was notified by Marco’s handler that he would be away for a while and we stepped up to host MWD Marco at the Veteran […]
Mission K9 was featured during the annual Westminister Kennel Club Show on February 12th, 2019. We can’t thank Ron Aiello and the United States War Dogs Association enough for connecting us with FS1. FS1 came to our Veteran K9 Ranch just north of Houston to film the segment you can view here: MissionK9 Video Segment […]
Help Us Continue Our Mission By Zita Ballinger Fletcher We are very thankful for the generous help you give through your donations, which allow us to provide aid to hardworking dogs so in need of human love and care. However, we need greater help to allow us to continue our mission with greater efficiency and […]
BRING TWO BRAVE K9 VETERANS HOME By Zita Ballinger Fletcher We turn to you again to ask for help on behalf of two courageous veterans, who have served their country with no less dedication and sacrifice than soldiers in uniforms. They are two loyal and hardworking K9 veterans–both far from their home in America. One […]
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher Contract working dogs sacrifice their lives to protect humans, working tirelessly to detect explosives and narcotics. Owned and contracted by private companies, they are sent to foreign countries, where they spend long hard hours searching for dangerous materials. They often work in extreme temperatures and are given meager amounts of food. […]
Working Dogs are Waiting to Come Home! From a Life of WORK to Homes with LOVE We’ve worked SO HARD to get more dogs from Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan back to the USA that we need to raise transport funds in advance as we always have dogs waiting. These brave Hero Dogs search Cargo and […]
We LOVE Reunions! Nothing makes us smile more than to see a Retired Military Working Dog RUN into the arms of their Handler! It’s a blessing and we treasure each and every one. FOUR Hero MWD’s need Transport HOME this month (November 2017). We have dogs that need to come from Japan, Korea, and Guam […]
Remember These 17 CWD’s That Remained In Kuwaiti Kennels? YOU Brought Them HOME! AND.. we brought 24 dogs home, not 17! They arrived mid October and you can see videos and many photos NOW on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/missionk9 Not all Working Dog Contractors remain financially stable. When they suffer financially, dogs suffer too and […]
Our hearts break every time a Hero Dog crosses over. Police K9 Guus served San Diego PD for 7 years, coming to MissionK9’s Veteran K9 Ranch once retired where we worked with health issues that were rapidly weakening him. During his career he was credited with apprehending many bad guys and making busts. He was […]
San Diego, CA (4/19/2017) – And the crowd went wild as MWD Rossi barked at the PERFECT TIME as Mission K9 Rescue Co Founders were presented with the “Helping Heroes” award by the PETCO Foundation in recognition of our work with Military, Police, and Contract Working Dogs. We’ve accomplished a lot in 4 years and […]