K9 Dax named finalist for Hero Dog national title

WAUKEGAN – With a large number of votes from Lake County, K9 Dax has made it to the final round of voting for the 2019 American Humane Hero Dog Award.

Dax began his successful career with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office nearly four years ago. He has been directly responsible for tracking and successfully apprehending more than 70 suspects. He also tracked and located dozens of missing or endangered children and adults.

Dax has been used for more than 100 narcotic searches, resulting in more than 17 kilos of cocaine, heroin and other narcotics seized, hundreds of pounds of cannabis, about three-quarters of a million dollars in currency, dozens of firearms and seized vehicles.

Dax is in need of the Chicago area’s votes to go from finalist to winner of this year’s national Hero Dog Award.

“It would be hard to find someone in Lake County who doesn’t know of the great work performed by our canine teams, especially K9 Dax and Deputy John Forlenza,” Lake County Sheriff John Idelburg said in a news release. “They are one of the most beloved K9 teams around because of their incredible work ethic and desire to serve the community. K9 Dax and John have located numerous missing endangered people, countless suspects fleeing from crime scenes, and large amounts of contraband. Even if they don’t come out victorious in this voting competition, they are certainly heroes in Lake County.”

To vote for K9 Dax (you can vote once a day until July 18), visit: http://herodogawards.org/dog/dax-2019/