Guelph police dog dies suddenly at age 3 | The Canadian News

A three-year-old Belgian Malinois who served in the Guelph Police Service has died.

The service announced on Friday that the police service dog (PSD) named Jett was admitted to a veterinary hospital in extreme pain and remained there for five days.

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“He was diagnosed with numerous serious medical ailments and eventually succumbed,” police said in a statement.

Jett joined the service in 2020 and partnered with Const. Jason Hall; together, they completed their dog training course in July of that year.

Guelph police said Jett specialized in detecting human odors, narcotics, firearms and ammunition.

The service added that it assisted in numerous incidents, arrests and investigations.

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“We would like to thank PSD Jett for their dedicated and loyal service to our community,” police said. “They will miss him and remember the many whose lives he enriched.”

Death leaves the Guelph police with another service dog, Titan. The two dogs joined the service at the same time.

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