First Published: 2:11 PM PDT, July 22, 2021
After serving six years with the Taylor County Sheriff s Office of Texas, Bear the German Shepard is retiring.
Police departments love to throw parties when their crew members retire, and their K9 members have proven to be no different when it comes to receiving the red carpet treatment for their final day on the force.
On July 20, the Taylor County Sheriff s Office of Texas celebrated its K9 member Bear, who retired after six years on the force. Members from the force shared posts on Facebook, congratulating Bear on his tenure.
The German Shepard has been with the police force for six years after a local restaurant raised the funds to get the police department a K9, according to Newsweek.
German Shepherd Gets Retirement Party After Six Years on Police Force
On 7/21/21 at 12:20 AM EDT
Bear, a black German Shepherd, was thrown a retirement party after working for six years as a police dog in the Taylor County Sheriff s Office of central Texas.
At the retirement party, Bear took photographs with his human co-workers as they wished him a happy farewell. An officer also read a proclamation hailing the dog s accomplishments during its over-half-a-decade career.
Bear initially joined the force in April 2015. At the time, a now-closed local restaurant, Moe s Southwest Grill, donated $8,000 to help the sheriff s office acquire a dog, the