Stamford Police Mourn Death Of Beloved Bomb Squad Dog

STAMFORD, CT — The Stamford Police Department on Monday announced the death of K9 Dobey, who served as a member of the SPD Bomb Squad/Explosive Ordinance Disposal K9 Unit for seven years.

Dobey, who was born in 2012, worked as an explosive detection K9 from 2015 to 2022, and held yearly certifications with the National Police Canine Association (NPCA) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Dobey was certified in ballistic detection, often helping several police departments around the state with finding firearms, most of which were used during the commission of violent crimes, according to the SPD.

Other duties included assisting in numerous large-scale event sweeps in CT, and helping the Secret Service and the military with dignitary protection details, the SPD said.

The SPD said Dobey was one of the first three detection K9s that worked to directly support the bomb squad, and that he "set the bar of consistency in detection work" for all the department’s future detection K9s.

"More importantly, K9 Dobey was well known and loved in the Stamford community due to the countless K9 demonstrations he took part in at area schools and community events during his 7 years of dedicated service," the SPD said. "K9 Dobey’s service to the City of Stamford was invaluable and he will be greatly missed."