I’m no expert on translating dog years to human years, but I know enough to say 8 years of K9 service is a long time.  According to my news-gathering partners at the Hamilton County Reporter, K9 Scout of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department retired Monday after years of faithful service to the residents of Hamilton County.

Since entering active service in July 2010, Scout and handler Deputy Neal Hoard answered approximately 363 calls for K9 service resulting in 33 finds of criminals, missing persons, mental health and suicidal subjects.

Scout and Deputy Hoard also impacted thousands of lives through 149 demonstrations conducted over the years.