K9 fundraiser hits goal in less than one day

It took less than a day for a local family and nonprofit organization to raise the money to purchase stab and gunshot-resistant vests for two police dogs at the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Jango and Ringo.

Massachusetts-based Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and the Tyger Family of Clark County are working to raise the money for vests for the two German shepherds.

Clark County Sheriff’s Office shared word of the effort Friday shortly before 1 a.m. The online fundriasing campaign — at Crowdrise.com under “ClarkCountyK9s” — had reached the $2,300 to purchase the vests by that evening.

Ringo is 4 years old and Jango, 3. Their handlers are deputies Seth Brennan and Sean Boyle, respectively.

Other local police dogs have received protective vests through the nonprofit.

Tripp and Ivar, police dogs with the Vancouver Police Department, received their vests recently, thanks to Shana Greene of Newcastle, near Bellevue. Their vests were embroidered in honor of Clark County police dogs Dakota and Ike, who were killed on duty.

Vancouver’s Amber Will sponsored a vest that will go to Luca, a dog at the Battle Ground Police Department.

Vested Interest started in 2009. Thanks to donations, the organization said, it has provided more than 1,700 protective vests to working dogs in 49 states.