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 Meet Golden Jake
Sheriff's
Office K-9 Team Receives Vest from Bayshore Companion Dog Club
FREEHOLD, NJ — The Bayshore Companion Dog Club
presented a bullet-proof canine vest to Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9,
Jake, an explosive detection dog, and his partner, Sheriff’s Officer Patrick
Hamor. The presentation was made at the Monmouth County Fair on Friday, July
28th, just prior to the club’s obedience training demonstration. Making the
presentation was club president Jeannine Bennett and club member Joann Lesko.
 Sheriff’s Officer Patrick Hamor,
K-9 Jake, Jeannine Bennett, president, Bayshore Companion Dog Club and club
member Joann Lesko. Jake, a three-year-old Golden Retriever,
and his partner, Sheriff’s Officer Patrick Hamor, graduated from the 12-week
Port Authority K-9 School in June 2005. The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9
Unit consists of seven dogs: five explosive detection teams (K-9 Rocky – German
Shepherd, K-9 Lexus – Chesapeake Bay Retriever, K-9 Zak – Labrador Retriever,
K-9 Falco – German Shepherd and K-9 Jake – Golden Retriever), one tracking team
(K-9 Luke– Bloodhound) and one narcotics detection dog (K-9 Sheba - German
Shepherd.) The Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit is called upon year-round to assist
local police departments with explosive detection, criminal or missing person
searches, and narcotics detection. In 2005, the Sheriff’s
Office K-9 Unit responded to 209 calls for assistance, including 17 narcotics
calls, 21 criminal tracking calls, 18 missing person calls, and 153 explosive
detection calls. “I appreciate the generosity of the Bayshore
Companion Dog Club in the donation of this vest to our K-9 unit,” said Sheriff
Joseph W. Oxley. “This vest will help to ensure Jake’s safety as he carries out
his duties with our K-9 Unit, helping to keep Monmouth County a safe and place
in which to live, work and raise a family.” The Bayshore
Companion Dog Club, located in Eatontown, was organized in 1950 and has
approximately 200 members from Monmouth and Ocean counties. The club teaches dog
owners how to properly train their pets and offers training opportunities for
dog owners.
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