The Knox County Sheriff’s Department has just added its fourth canine office, as “Uzzi” joins three other working dog officers. The addition allows the Department to have a dog on every shift if needed.
Knox County Sheriff Doug Vantlin says the dogs are also not exclusively in use by the Sheriff’s Department alone…
VANTLIN :06 oq … SEND ‘EM
Cameron Carr is one of the department’s road officers. He says all four dogs are trained alike—but have unique personalities…
CARR :10 oq … AS A DOG
Each dog the Department gets has been specially bred and trained for police work. The last one—K-9 “Uzzi”—was imported from a police dog training center in Europe.
KCSD Adds 4th Dog, Continues Sharing with Other Departments as Needed
By Tom Zimmerman
May 12, 2025 | 5:00 AM


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