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K9 Chris · EOD

Chris

German Shepherd · ATF Explosives Detection
Chris never stopped barking in the truck. Worth every second.
Watch Began
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End of Watch
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End of Watch · date to come
✎ Sign The Watch
⚠ Don't be that guy. No classified. No active investigations. No names that don't belong on the open internet. Your dog stole a sandwich? Send it. Your dog found a bomb at [REDACTED FOB]? Just say "downrange." Your guy fought a dwarf in the dark? Yes, that one, absolutely. We will pull anything that puts somebody in a corner — and we won't argue with you about it.
The Signature Story

Take A Break

Jacko, drop your signature story here.
Jacko — your signature Chris story goes here. The PBSO 'Take A Break' lore, the one where he jumps on somebody's desk to make his point. Tell it the way you'd tell it at shift change.
Bar Stories

No shit, there I was…

The stories that get retold every shift change. The dumb ones, the proud ones, the "you had to be there" ones. Anyone who knew this dog can chime in below each story — the community fills in the rest.

No stories yet.
More stories — one per box. Punchy title, short body. Other PBSO handlers will fill in the rest once you publish.
The Quirks · The Sins · The Inside Jokes

What he actually was

Every working dog had a list. The list of things they hated. The list of things they did every single time. The list of bullshit only their handler would tolerate. Here's his.

HE HATED Cats. Bicycles. Anyone wearing a hood.
HE WOULD ALWAYS Bark in the truck. Every drive. Every time.
ONLY HANDLERS WILL UNDERSTAND Only PBSO will get the Take A Break reference.
Working Partners

Who he ran with

Other dogs, other handlers, the unit. Sometimes a name on this list is somebody else's dog with their own page.

Partners coming.
Jacko — names only, short and clean. We'll cross-link to any dog on K9.RIP.
The Work

What he did for us

The career, told plain.
Jacko — Front Royal training year, the big sweeps, the day-to-day. What he was best at. OPSEC-safe.
The Family

Survived by

Names only.
Who survived him? Names only, short and clean.
Sign The Watch

Words for Chris

Handlers, brothers, sisters, strangers — anyone who knew this dog or knows what it's like. Light a candle. Leave a note. Notes are reviewed before they post.

The watch begins. First note will appear here.
📻 FREQ ∙ ALL UNITS
K9 Chris. K9 Chris. Final call for K9 Chris.
End of Watch — date to come. He served his handler. He served his county. He served the public who never knew his name.
Stand down, good boy. You're relieved.
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