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K9 unit: Two retired dogs adopted by officers after 8 years of service

A pair of Metro Police pooches retired from service after eight years in the Cape Town K9 Unit. They won’t be going far, however, as they were adopted by two officers.

K9 unit metro police cape town

Photo: City of Cape Town

Two metro police pups handed in their badges after eight years of service in the K9 unit on Wednesday, 2 June. Flynn and Kubla Khani will spend the rest of their days in the care of two K9 unit handlers, Constables Sharone Larry and Clinton Adams and remain part of the family.

K9 UNIT DOGS BOTH JOINED METRO POLICE IN 2013

Flynn and Kubla Khani were both born in 2011 and adopted by the Cape Town Metro Police Department in 2013. Flynn was trained to protect and detective explosives while Kubla Khani sustained an injury during training, which ruled her out of active duty but the City said she remained part of the team.

“[Flynn’s] biggest bust came in 2015, when he led officers to hand grenades, a mortar and R5 magazines and ammunition buried in an open field in Montana. Although he was excellent at his job, Flynn could also be very stubborn,” said the City.

The K9 sniffer was fond of being uncooperative on hot days, according to his handler Sergeant Celestina Temmis. “But he would delight bystanders with his impressive bite work during our K9 education and awareness shows. Flynn will be dearly missed,” said Temmis.

K9 instructor, Teryl Koen, said Kubla Khani has a very good temperament is an “extremely intelligent” dog who was known for making her presence felt – her morning bark interrupted a number of meetings, said Koen.

Flynn and Kubla Khani leave a Metro Police K9 unit that has 19 active K9s and two more in training.

“The unit was established as part of safety and security planning for the 2010 soccer World Cup and has scored numerous goals since, with countless successes,” said MayCo member for Safety and Security JP Smith.

“We are immensely proud of the work being done by the K9 unit, and we also thank K9s Flynn and Khani for their contribution to the team’s success.”