TALBOT COUNTY - Three Talbot County Sheriff's K9s have received a possible lifesaving donation.

According to the sheriff’s office K9s Buc, Chief, and Kiwi have received body armor. They say it was made possible by a donation from the non-profit “Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.” The vests are embroidered with “In memory of K9 Hobbs, Des Moines, IA - EOW 12/12/23.”

Each vest has a value of $1,800 and weighs an average of four to five pounds.

The “Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.” has provided more than 5,627 vests to K9s in all 50 states.

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