Thanks for your help, Stephanie!
Stephanie Rogers
Community Relations Specialist
Eden Prairie Public Safety Services
(952)949-6232 

cards mailed priority 11/10/01
Lynn sent email, cards received.
Loved hearing from you. TNX

For five years, kids in Eden Prairie Schools would get excited when Eden Prairie Police K-9 Ranger would come. Oh, yeah, Ranger didn't come by himself. Officer Lynn Garry, now Morrow, came along with the deal, too. "Kids who saw me without him would recognize me and say, 'I know you. You came with Ranger,'" she said Monday. Ranger hasn't been in local schools since 1998, when he retired from the police force. Morrow moved on to other duties. Today, she is an investigator and liaison officer at Eden Prairie High School. Last week, one of her duties was to say goodbye to Ranger before he died of cardiac arrest. Ranger was nine years old. Ranger had a malignant tumor a month ago, explained Morrow. It was removed in surgery, but the aggressive form of cancer still spread. Although he was sick, Ranger's death wasn't expected when it came Oct. 30. Despite the events of that hard day, Morrow said, "I'm glad I didn't have to make the decision about whether or not to put him down. "He would have given his life for me," she added. "I didn't want to make the decision of his life." On the force, Morrow and Ranger started out together in 1994. From the start, Ranger was a standout, graduating as top dog in his St. Paul Police training class. Ranger lived with Morrow, just as other Eden Prairie K-9 partners do with their officers. Ranger originally came from Holland, not even one year old when he first started the training process. "He was a little bit younger than other K-9s," Morrow said. "He had a lot of puppy energy." Three months of intense training at the St. Paul Police Department canine facility, though, turned Ranger into a great partner for Morrow. "It's a lot of work," she admitted, "but it's really rewarding. It's amazing how well-trained and knowledgeable those dogs can get." By the end of training, the two were true partners. "If I was crabby, he knew it," Morrow explained. "If I was scared, he knew it." When Ranger and Morrow would take off for an Eden Prairie school to do a demonstration, she explained they would show the kids his obedience training as well as an example of how he could track down narcotics. Back at the station, Morrow said Ranger would often hang out while she would fill out reports. Usually, someone at the police department could be persuaded to play tug-of-war or catch with Ranger. He was so at home at EPPD that "he would sit in on roll call with me," Morrow said. Described as a "super social" dog, Ranger would quickly become a hard worker when it was crunch time. "There were cases I was on where I know if he was not barking, I would have had a problem," Morrow said. Besides performing well on the job, Ranger did well at regional and national competitions. In 1995, Ranger placed third in obedience in his region and 15th overall at nationals. The next year, Morrow's canine partner placed third in article search in the region. In1997, he was four overall in the region and 24th at nationals. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that Ranger placed in the top five in narcotics each year of certification. Morrow explained that canines have to be certified every year, both to preserve public safety and ensure continued agility, obedience, and tracking ability. Throughout the entire time with Ranger, she talked about how amazing it is to see what dogs can do out in the field. "Canines are great tools for the department," Morrow said. For a little while longer, the Morrow household still has a police canine in the family. Husband Jim handles Jet for the EPPD. Jet is set to retire sometime next year. "I think Jet really misses him," Morrow said.
Kathy Nelson

Partner:  Detective  Ed Roman
Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Dept. Ohio
Narcotic Unit
1215 W. Third St. Cleveland, OH  44113 - 216.443.6000

Doc @ work below with Deputy Roman

Deputy Roman will be getting another partner,
but not to fill Doc's collar, but to help us
all feel safer.

"He was worth his weight in gold," Yeager said. 

Our fire house, nicknamed the "House of Dragons", due to our location in the Chinatown section of Philly, is designated as Engine 20, Ladder 23, Medic 1 by the Fire Department.  Puff's had many  "Partner". Firemen come and go in station houses, and quite a few have passed through our doors during Puff's tenure. Some took more of an interest in Puff's needs than did others, but each cared for and loved him in their own way. He is sorely missed by all! 

Cards mailed out priority 11/19/01 `Thanks for your help, Lou. Haven't heard anything from fire fighters since cards mailed - Hope they were received. 12/10/01 never heard from anyone.