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Ned’s Wish™ is a charity organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the quality of life for retired police and military service dogs by providing financial support for their medical well-being.
A Society for Retired Police Service Dogs
Ned’s Wish™ is a society committed to supporting law enforcement and the Canadian Armed Forces by providing financial and educational support to enhance the quality of life for their K-9 retirees in Canada. After human police and armed forces officers finish serving their communities, their pension funds support them. Due to the cost of health care for retired police or military dogs, the potential to enjoy retirement can quite literally rest on a dime. If health care costs become too high, a dog’s quality of life can be significantly reduced, or even cut-short.
Ned’s Wish: A Cause for Heroes with Paws
Because the work police and military dogs do is so physically demanding, families who adopt retired police and military dogs can be left with substantial and costly
Who Was Ned?
Like most RCMP police dogs, Ned was born at the Police Service Dog Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alta. on May 21, 2003. In June 2005, he was assigned to Cst. Garfield Henderson of the RCMP Valleyview Detachment in Alberta to be raised in the PDSTC imprinting program. In January 2006, Ned entered formal Police Dog Training and completed the course in just 20 working days and officially began working operationally at Comox Valley, B.C. After five years of dedicated service Ned retired to his forever home.
Never Ending Dedication
Ned’s Wish™ is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for retired police and military dogs by providing financial support for their medical well-being. Who
Featured Heroes
Diego, Regimental #918
Diego was born on April 12, 2011, at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre, in Innisfail, Alberta. His career began in Lower Mainland, BC. After working there with the Integrated Police Dog Unit he transferred to the North Battleford Saskatchewan Police Dog Services unit in June 2013. He worked
Hoover, Regimental #1046
PSD Hoover, or better known to his handler as the “Mitten Thief”, joins Ned's Wish after having a successful career with the RCMP in Grand Prairie, Alberta During his career, Hoover was known for his high work drive and his dedication to serving his community. He was also known to be...
Corbin, Regimental #903
Corbin was born in Innisfail, Alberta on August 5th, 2010. He began his very exciting career in Selkirk, Manitoba with Cpl. Ron MacDougall. He was later transferred to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan where he worked with Cpl. Ryan Drohomerski. Corbin’s career was never lacking in excitement, and he was often assigned...
Tribute for Fallen Heroes
Chevy, Regimental # 887
Chevy is a Police Service Dog who was born into the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Program in Innisfail, Alberta. He was born on May 7, 2010 and worked his entire career in Saskatchewan with Sgt. Grant Hignell. Chevy mainly worked out of the Regina area which covered from the...
Bullet, Regimental #850
PSD Bullet was born on March 30, 2009 in Innisfail Alberta. He worked his entire 8 year career with the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety. Over that time he and his handler answered to 785 calls for service. The majority of hem were fish and wildlife offences. Did you...
Dopey, Regimental #792
Police service dog Dopey was born in Washington on November 26, 2006. He is a purebred Golden Retriever with a very talented nose! He earned himself a position with the RCMP as a Jetway Interdiction Dog and was posted to the Calgary Drug Section Jetway Unit. PSD Dopey was primarily...
Heroes’ Journey
Meet Our Retired Hero PSD Clive
We are BARKING with joy that we get to share with you the journey of our retired hero PSDClive! Clive was born in Innisfail, Alberta, and entered into the Puppy Imprinting program with Cst. Matt Young (Cool side note... Clive started his career with Matt and ended up retiring to have Matt and his wife Leah become...
Brando – Part 7: We all need a little help from our friends
Brando is a social dude, and one of his favourite things is to develop relationships with all the people he meets along the way. Brando’s family told us he wanted to thank three of those special people who made his stay in Calgary that much more fun. First up, Brando wants...
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Brando – Part 6: Radiation Graduation
On January 7, our retired hero Brando completed his radiation treatment and was cleared to come home for good. His mom was working and unable to come pick him up, but a few friends, including the wonderful Ned’s Wish VP Tatiana Alexanian, and Dr Sweet’s team were able to put...
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Splenic Hemangiosarcoma
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CBD Oil
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When you are worried your dog may be sick, it is helpful to know what your dog’s normal vital signs are so you can recognize when they are abnormal. When handlers call me about their working dogs, some of the most important information can be gained by knowing what your...
