08/26/2026
🐾 NATIONAL DOG DAY: Flowood Police Department Edition 🐾
They track. They apprehend. They sniff out narcotics. They protect Flowood. They also demand belly rubs, bark just to remind everyone they’re alive, and have been known to consider a water bowl a perfectly acceptable chew toy.
Meet two of the goodest boys at the Flowood Police Department: K-9 Odin and K-9 Clyde! 💙
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🐕 K-9 ODIN
At 6 years old, Odin has served alongside Officer Tim Covington for four years. This Belgian Malinois was born in the Netherlands, responds primarily to commands in Dutch, and is trained in narcotics detection, tracking, and apprehension.
When Officer Covington puts on the uniform, Odin knows it’s time to work. Off duty? He’s surprisingly gentle and happiest exploring the pasture, playing around the house, or randomly throwing himself onto the floor, feet in the air, to request a belly rub.
His favorite treat? TOY. Specifically, his Kong.
His personality? Serious.
His favorite person? Officer Covington.
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🐶 K-9 CLYDE
Four-year-old Clyde has served alongside Officer Kelon Dill for three years as one of Flowood PD’s trackers. Put on his harness and Clyde knows it’s go-time. Take it off, and his priorities become considerably simpler: sleep, eat, repeat.
Clyde comes from a champion bloodline of Bloodhounds who compete nationally. His own interests include Vienna sausages, barking his way down Lakeland Drive, and chewing on just about anything available.
Bucket? Sure.
Water bowl? Absolutely.
Dog house? Apparently.
He’s also mastered the art of sitting in his pen with the sweetest puppy-dog eyes, waiting for someone to come close enough to say hello...and then unleashing the hound.
And yes, he slobbers. A lot. But we’ll give him a pass on that one: the moisture around a Bloodhound’s nose and mouth actually helps capture and retain scent particles while tracking.
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After spending the morning with these two, our official findings are as follows:
Odin: Good boy. ✅
Clyde: Good boy. ✅
Happy to two four-legged members of the Flowood Police Department who work hard, play hard, and keep plenty of belly rubs on the schedule. 🐾💙
