Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog

08/31/2026

Happy Birthday, K9 Birdie! You deserve lots of goodies today!🖤💙🖤🐾🇺🇲🎉

Happy Birthday 🎉🎉🎉 to K-9 Birdie who turns 3 years old today! She looks forward to seeing everyone back at school in a few days!

08/31/2026

Congratulations on your retirement, K9 Onyx! Thank you for your service!🖤💙🖤🐾🐾🇺🇲

08/29/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, K9 Cohl! Lots of treats for you!🖤💙🖤🐾🐾🇺🇲

08/26/2026

To ALL the pups, Happy National Dog Day! Drop a pic in the comments of your favorite doggo!🐾🐾🐾

08/26/2026

Great job K9 Nox and the Poynette Police Department! Everyone goes home safe!🖤💙🖤🐾🇺🇲

**** NEWS RELEASE/DRUG ARREST ****
Authority: Chief Nathan Duell
On Thursday, August 20th, 2026, An officer from the Poynette Police Department had a vehicle pass him and he received a WI DOT return that the license plates were suspended. As the officer tried to turn around on the vehicle to conduct a traffic stop, the vehicle appeared to take off at a speed greater then the posted speed limit.
Another officer from the Poynette Police Department located the vehicle parked in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot and saw a female driver exit the driver's seat.
Consensual contact was made with the female and it was determined that her driver's license was also suspended.
K9 Nox was called to the Piggly Wiggly and alerted to the presence of an illegal substance inside the vehicle.
A probable cause search was conducted on this vehicle and the female driver, identified to be Christina R. Evert, age 36, who is a Wisconsin resident was arrested.
She made an initial appearance in Columbia County Circuit Court on August 21st, after being charged by the Columbia County District Attorney's Office with the following:

Count 1- 961.41(3g)(g) Possession of Methamphetamine Felony I
Count 2- 961.41(3g)(am) Possession of Narcotic Drugs Felony I
Modifier- 961.495 Possession of a Controlled Substance on or near Certain Places
Count 3- 961.573(1) Possess Drug Paraphernalia Misd. U

Christina Evert was given an $2,000 signature bond and remains in the Columbia County Jail on a Probation and Parole hold.

Chief Nathan Duell

08/23/2026

Sending our thoughts and prayers🙏🖤💙🖤🐾🐾

In Memory of K9 Ace

It is with profound sadness that the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office announces the unexpected passing of K9 Ace following medical complications.

Ace arrived here in August 2020, and since then, faithfully served the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Fond du Lac County alongside his handler, Sergeant Andrew Kohlmann. In these last six years, Ace demonstrated an extraordinary level of dedication, courage, and commitment to the community he served.

Together, Sgt. Kohlmann and K9 Ace were deployed 479 times, resulting in 496 arrests and countless instances in which Ace’s skills helped keep our deputies and community safe.

Throughout his career, Ace was responsible for helping locate and seize significant amounts of illegal drugs and other evidence, including:

• 1,347 grams of co***ne
• 1,080 grams of he**in
• 2,657 grams of methamphetamine
• 2,070 M**A pills
• More than 1,500 scheduled narcotics pills and prescription medications
• 236 paraphernalia arrests and citations
• 35 illegally possessed fi****ms seized
• More than $100,000 in drug-related cash seized

While these numbers demonstrate the tremendous impact Ace had on law enforcement and community safety, they do not tell the whole story.

K9 Ace was more than a law enforcement tool. He was a partner, a protector, and a beloved member of the Sheriff’s Office family. Behind every deployment was a dedicated dog who relied on his training and instincts, and a handler who trusted him completely. Together, Ace and Sgt. Kohlmann formed a partnership that made a lasting difference in Fond du Lac County and to our Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit. The duo’s work was an integral factor in driving the growth of our K9 program to the size it is today.

Ace worked when called upon, stood beside his fellow deputies, and served our community without hesitation. His contributions will continue to be felt through the people he helped protect, the dangerous substances and weapons he helped remove from our streets, and the countless situations in which his service made a difference.

Today, we ask the citizens of Fond du Lac County to join us in remembering K9 Ace and honoring the six years of faithful service he gave to our community.

To Sgt. Kohlmann: We recognize the tremendous bond between you and Ace and the loss that comes with saying goodbye to a trusted partner and friend. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens you served together are grateful for everything you both gave to this community.

Rest easy, Ace. Your watch is over, and your six other four-legged partners will take it from here.

08/05/2026

We send our thoughts and prayers to all of you on the loss of K9 Gizmo. 😪🖤💙🖤🐾🇺🇲

Today, we share the heartbreaking news of the unexpected passing of our beloved Therapy K9, Gizmo.

From 2020–2026, Gizmo faithfully served alongside Officer Aasterud, bringing comfort, compassion, and countless smiles to everyone he met. His gentle spirit touched the lives of so many throughout the Whitnall School District and the City of Greenfield.

Whether he was comforting a student, brightening someone’s day, or simply offering a wagging tail during a difficult moment, Gizmo had an incredible gift for making people feel safe, seen, and loved.

His paw prints will forever remain on the hearts of those who had the privilege of meeting him. He was more than a Therapy K9—he was a friend, a partner, and a cherished member of our community.

Run free, sweet Gizmo. You will be deeply missed, but never forgotten. 🐾💙

07/29/2026

Great job to the both of you! We are so thankful neither one of you were injured! Be safe!🖤💙🖤🐾🇺🇲

It's been a heck of a week for our units, folks. But as they say, all's well that ends well. Early this morning, quick thinking from 's Deputy M. Hobbs prevented a tragedy on US-45.

Around 2:18 a.m., a wrong-way driver headed south in the northbound lanes had already passed 22 vehicles and driven straight through an active construction zone — putting road workers directly in harm's way. Deputy Hobbs, with K-9 Creed aboard, was first on scene and, after maneuvering to intercept the vehicle or compel the driver to stop, made the split-second call to position his squad in the vehicle's path. This move led to the wrong-way vehicle striking Hobbs's squad, only causing minor damage to both vehicles, and most importantly, stopping the wrong-way driver. Neither Hobbs nor Creed, a 4-year-old Shepherd-Malinois mix, was injured. The driver of the striking vehicle, a 39-year-old woman who told deputies she was en route to pick up her child, was uninjured and was taken into custody for OWI 1st — testing at nearly five times the legal limit. She was later booked on additional charges, including 2nd Degree Reckless-Endangering Safety.

This comes just days after Deputy S. Mindel and K-9 Ryker were struck on the same freeway system by a driver who told deputies he was fatigued nearing the end of a long road trip. Two incidents, one week — and a sobering reminder of just how dangerous our highways can be and what deputies risk when they confront that danger head-on.

We're grateful for the likes of Hobbs and Mindel, and for K-9 Creed's and Ryker's service, too. Speaking of which, here's to Ryker's recovery.🙏

07/28/2026

Sending our prayers that both recover quickly.🖤💙🖤🙏🙏🐾🇺🇲