Brian Kunze- The K9 years (Retire Pima County Sheriff Sergeant)

About this episode

The episode discusses Brian Kunze's experiences as a K9 handler during his time with the Pima County Sheriff.

Send us Fan Mail As promised, Brian's first episode covered his younger, more formative years as a new Deputy and now we're heading into his time as a K9 handler. His four-legged partners were all studly police dogs, so I'm glad we're covering their heroics this week. Many times, K9 Officers send their partners into very dangerous situations to reduce the likelihood of danger to the cops. It doesn't make it any less stressful if the dog is hurt or worse. Larry Summerfield's name was dropped, ...

People in this episode

Host: Brian Parker

Guest: Brian Kunze

Topics covered

• K9 handling
• police dogs
• law enforcement
• dangerous situations
• heroics

Keywords

• K9
• police dogs
• law enforcement
• Brian Kunze
• Pima County Sheriff

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pima County Sheriff

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