His handler, Deputy Tyler Turpin, often shares videos of Arlo on the job and off. Together, they’ve amassed a fan base of more than 2 million, and it’s easy to understand the appeal!
Sgt. Rod Ditrich, the department’s K-9 unit supervisor, described Arlo as “an amazing dog” and added, “He’s just so enthusiastic and he’s one of our most vocal, energetic dogs that we’ve got he just is always happy, wants to please, just an amazing animal. Super easy to train.” Sign up for our free daily email.
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A Washington state police dog made famous on TikTok was released from a hospital Monday after being critically injured last week.
K9 Officer Arlo, a 3-year-old German shepherd with the Thurston County Sheriff s Office K9 Unit, joined the unit at the end of 2019.
In just over a year, Arlo had gained hundreds of thousands of followers on his TikTok account run by his handler, Dep. Tyler Turpin.
On Thursday morning, Arlo was shot twice during a police chase, according to officials. He was taken to a nearby veterinary center, where vets treated one bullet wound in Arlo’s leg.
TikTok police dog shot twice during car chase beats odds with miracle survival
Arlo the K9 police dog was shot twice during a police chase with his handler last week, forcing vets to put him through an eight-hour op as a bullet became lodged in his spine
Arlow was critically injured and shot twice during a police chase, leaving him critically ill (Image: Oregon State University)
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Spinal surgery saves life of Washington K9 officer
Veterinary surgeons at Oregon State University performed surgery to fuse K9 Arlo’s vertebrae after he was shot during a police chase
January 19, 2021
Photo courtesy Oregon State University
A K9 officer that was shot twice while on duty is back on his feet after undergoing eight hours of complex surgery at Oregon State University’s (OSU’s) Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine.
Arlo, the newest member of the Thurston County Sheriff Office K9 unit, was first rushed to Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services in Chehalis, Wash., after suffering two bullet wounds during a police chase in Washington State on Jan. 13.