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\"plymouth-dog\"<\/a>Plymouth, Mass., police offered a moving tribute to one of their fellow officers, a German shepherd named Kaiser, last week. Kaiser was euthanized after an increasingly difficult battle with kidney disease. Members of the department lined the walkway of the Court Street Animal Hospital, saluting Kaiser as he walked in one last time. His partner, Officer Jamie Lebretton, on the Plymouth Police Working Dog Foundation Facebook page: “I will never forget you or our accomplishments. You made me a better person, a better handler, and a better cop. Till we meet again Kai. I love you and will miss you daily<\/strong><\/em>.” WBZ-TV (Boston)<\/a> (5\/31), The Enterprise (Brockton, Mass.)<\/a> (6\/1)<\/p>\n

PLYMOUTH (CBS) \u2014 Plymouth Police gathered Friday to say goodbye to their friend and K-9 partner German Shepherd Kaiser.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Plymouth Police Working Dog Foundation<\/a> announced that Kaiser was suffering from kidney failure and would be laid to rest on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaiser battled this disease with vigor and toughness like I have never seen before. Although, as of late, the disease has taken the upper hand forcing him out of his craft and ultimately out of this world<\/em>,\u201d Officer Jamie Lebretton wrote on the foundation\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Kaiser joined the force in 2011 after being donated to the police department by a local family. He worked primarily with Officer Lebretton.<\/div>\n

Shortly before noon, officers gathered outside the Court Street Animal Hospital to salute Kaiser one last time.<\/p>\n

He was laid to rest in the Angel View Pet Cemetery in Middleboro.<\/p>\n

Afterward, Lebretton posted the following to his friend and partner on Facebook:<\/p>\n

\u201cRIP my boy. I could not have asked for a better partner or friend. May you rest easy and wait for me at that sacred bridge. I will be there my friend. I will be there. I will never forget you or our accomplishments. You made me a better person, a better handler, and a better cop. Till we meet again kai. I love you and will miss you daily.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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