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Pista R644

  • Breed / Mix: Belgian Malinois
  • Age: 16 Years
  • Service: Federal Agency

K9 PISTA STARTED HIS CAREER IN THE ARMY IN THE TACTICAL EXPLOSIVE DETECTION TRAINING. AFTER COMPLETION OF TRAINING K9 PISTA WAS SENT TO THE FORWARD OPERATING BASE IN BAH GRAM AFGHANISTAN. UPON RETURNING TO THE U.S. K9 PISTA WAS ADOPTED BY THE U.S.CAPITOL POLICE K9 UNIT. K9 PISTA COMPLETED THE BASIC EXPLOSIVE DETECTION CLASS AND SERVED THE U.S. CONGRESS UNTIL HE RETIRED IN JULY 2019.

K9 PISTA WAS INJURED DURING HIS SERVICE WITH USCP HE UNDERWENT A DOUBLE TPLO SURGERY ON BOTH KNEES. K9 PISTA REHABILITATED FOR 6 MONTHS WHERE HE RETURNED TO DUTY PASSING THE USCP EXPLOSIVE DETECTION CERTIFICATION AND SERVED THE US CONGRESS HONORABLY FOR 2 MORE YEARS.