COMING SOON!
LOCATION
Westwood, MA
TYPE OF WORK
In training.
POLICE DEPARTMENT & HANDLER
Westwood Police Department
KENNEL CLUB INVOLVED
United States Police Canine Association
GRANT AWARDED
2025
ARNOLD
LOCATION
Worcester, MA
TYPE OF WORK
Trained in patrol work.
POLICE DEPARTMENT & HANDLER
Worcester Police Department
KENNEL CLUB INVOLVED
Worcester Police Department & Officer Chris Morse
GRANT AWARDED
2023
REUBEN
LOCATION
Longmeadow, MA
TYPE OF WORK
Trained as a dual purpose K-9 doing patrol and narcotics.
POLICE DEPARTMENT & HANDLER
Longmeadow Police Department & Sgt Amanda VanBuskirk
KENNEL CLUB INVOLVED
Holyoke Kennel Club
GRANT AWARDED
2022
BERGY
LOCATION
Framingham, MA
TYPE OF WORK
Trained in explosives and apprehension.
POLICE DEPARTMENT & HANDLER
Framingham Police Department & Officer Buma
KENNEL CLUB INVOLVED
United States Police Canine Association
GRANT AWARDED
2022
BOHDI
LOCATION
Methuen, MA
TYPE OF WORK
Trained in human tracking, evidence recovery, building searches, and aggression control.
POLICE DEPARTMENT & HANDLER
Methuen Police Department & Officer Griffin Waller
KENNEL CLUB INVOLVED
United States Police Canine Association
GRANT AWARDED
2022
NEWS
Methuen Police Officer Waller and K-9 Partner Bohdi Complete Training
PHYLO
LOCATION
Braintree, MA
TYPE OF WORK
Trained in narcotics detection.
POLICE DEPARTMENT & HANDLER
Braintree Police Working Dog Foundation, Inc. & Officer Venier
KENNEL CLUB INVOLVED
South Shore Kennel Club
GRANT AWARDED
2021
ABOUT
In 2014, AKC Reunite began offering matching grants to AKC clubs to help donate K-9 officers to police departments. The Fund may be used to match a grant from another eligible not-for-profit organization to replace or train a search or rescue dog lost in the line of duty. Funds are available to match funds from AKC kennel clubs to purchase working police dogs.
The partnering kennel club(s) must raise at least twenty-five percent of the purchase price. The recipient police department must agree to display the AKC Reunite logo on the K9 unit vehicle(s). AKC Reunite’s contribution will match donations at a three-to-one ratio, up to $7,500 per grant.
AKC Reunite, in partnership with AKC Clubs across the country, will provide matching grants so police departments in need of K-9 officers will have the funding to obtain a working K-9. This grant can be used to match a grant from another eligible not-for-profit organization to replace or train a search or rescue dog lost in the line of duty.
