Death of police dog Storm leaves void at BPS
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This article was published 15/07/2025 (254 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
There is a void at Brandon Police Service after a dog that spent more than seven years on the force passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday.
“He wasn’t just a work dog, he was a member of our family,” said Const. Shawn Haggarty, the K9’s handler.
Storm was born in 2015 and joined the Brandon Police Service Dog Unit when he was almost two years old.
Storm, a member of the Brandon Police Service Dog Unit, passed away last Friday night after more than seven years in service. (Supplied)
He had been involved in “numerous high-risk operations,” which included tracking down criminals, finding drugs and supporting Tactical Response Unit deployments.
“Storm was directly involved in the seizure of large amounts of illicit drugs and contraband from our community and destined to other communities across Canada, with a Street Value of over $25 million,” BPS said in a social media post on Tuesday.
Haggarty said he has had dogs his whole life, but losing Storm has been particularly difficult.
“He’s your partner and he’s your friend, and you spend a lot of time with them and you’ve been through a lot together, so it’s just, yeah, it’s a little bit different this time,” he said.
Haggarty said people often said Storm’s personality was similar to his owner’s — fairly quiet and he liked to work.
“We made a pretty good team that way,” Haggarty said.
Haggarty said he was lucky enough to be chosen as Storm’s handler in 2017 when a spot opened in Police Service Dog Unit.
“He was social, and he also had a very high search and prey drive. So that was a pretty good combination,” he said.
Brandon police Const. Shawn Haggarty and Storm "made a pretty good team." (Supplied)
Storm spent most of his life by Haggarty’s and his family’s side. Haggarty said his two boys became attached to the dog and that Storm was always great with them, letting them pet him and take pictures with him.
When the Sun asked if he had any favourite memories with Storm that he wanted to share, he said he couldn’t choose only one and that “he was a pretty special guy.”
“I have no regrets with what we did or how we went about our business,” Haggarty said. “I’d do it all over again with him if I had the chance.”
Two of Storm’s offspring, Zeus and Blink, currently serve with the Brandon Police Service.
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