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Retired narcotic K-9 partner Cody, was put to sleep earlier this week due to cancer, but during his eight year’s helping to patrol Fresno county streets he made a huge impact and helped put many crooks behind bars. From the pound to the precinct, half pit bull, half black lab, Cody worked his way from the kennel to a key role in sniffing out Fresno county’s illegal drug trade.
"He was trained specifically to detect the odor of narcotics," Ramiro Rodriguez, a detective with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.
Rodriguez didn’t want his face shown on camera. He says his partner looked at his job as a sort of a game .
"He’s playing he thinks he’s playing. And then when he gets trained to alert to different orders of narcotics hes rewarded by a tennis ball or a kong, so he’s actually looking for his tennis ball or his kong," he said.
Cody loved to play, and it showed. He took mind boggling amounts of drugs and money off the streets:
– 62 pounds of meth
– 12 pounds of cocaine
– 28 pounds of heroin
– 359 pounds of marijuana
– More than 5 million in drug money
Rodriguez says one of Cody’s best characteristics was his fierce loyalty. Especially when it came to protecting his partner.
"Cody was unique. Whenever I would get out of my vehicle he would automatically start barking. And he had a deep bark that made him sound vicious, but he was the more lovable dog that you’ve ever seen," he said.
Rodriguez worked with Cody for eight years when K-9 officers can no longer physically do the job, handlers have the option of actually purchasing their K-9 partners. For Rodriguez, the choice was an easy one.
"I loved Cody too much, so I purchased him. He was part of our family. He was involved in a lot of events with our family. He was just very much loved," he said.
In January, the Sheriff’s Office added two dogs to its K-9 unit, which allowed it to return to a full staff of nine canine teams. Cody was 13-years old.
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