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Working Dog Dentistry

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Working Dog Dentistry in Minnesota

Dr. Brown has worked with police, USDA, and other working dogs since 2021. Working dogs use their teeth in unique ways and can end up with fractured or worn teeth as a result. Oftentimes these teeth can be preserved with treatments such as root canal therapy and crown placement. The most common type of crown (sometimes called a cap), placed on the tooth is a full metal crown. We allow the handlers to be present with their dogs until they are fully under anesthesia and again when they are recovering from their procedure. We do offer billing options for Police Departments.

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Working Dogs Handled by MNVDS

K9 Radik

  • Work: K9 Radik is a male Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd mix from Hungary. K9 Radik is certified by the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) in narcotics detection and PD1 (Patrol Dog 1). K9 Radik is trained to detect several controlled substances, he’s trained in tracking, apprehension, and obedience. Picture attached. 
  • Works for: City of Superior K9 Unit
  • Human Partner: Sergeant Tyler Rude for the Superior Police Department. Assigned as a Patrol Sergeant and K9 Handler on night shift. 
  • Treatments:
    • 2024 referred by Superior Animal Hospital due to several fractured teeth
    • Underwent root canal therapy to maxillary incisors (102, 103, 203), maxillary canine 104; extractions to several fractured non-strategic teeth and full metal crown placement to teeth necessary for work: 104, 108, 204, 208, 304, 404, 409

K9 Chase

  • Work: Dual Purpose working dog
  • Works for: Itasca County Sheriff’s Department
  • Human Partner: Joe Burns
  • Treatments:
    • 2022 referred by Mesaba Animal Hospital when working for the Hibbing Police Department
      • Underwent extraction to retained tooth root and root canal to incisor
    • 2024 referred by North Country Veterinary Clinic now working for Itasca County Sheriff’s Department
      • Underwent root canal therapy to maxillary (upper) canines and full metal crown placement

K9 Arrow

  • Work: Narcotics detection, human tracking and article/evidence locating. Born in Czech Republic and began service June of 2020.
  • Works for: Lake County Sheriff’s Department
  • Human Partner: Deputy Jack Dietz
  • Fun Facts:
    • Loves playing fetch with a glow in the dark ball.
    • Arrow does not like baths or swimming if he can help it. He has a titanium crown due to pulling a hole in a chain link fence. 
  • Treatments:
    • 2022 was referred for complicated crown fracture to 304 and underwent root canal therapy to lower canine and crown placement

K9 Axel

  • Work: Criminal apprehension and drug detection as well as other patrol functions
  • Works for: USDA Forest Service
  • Human Partner: Officer RJ Seehase
  • Treatments:
    • 2022 referred by Leading Edge Veterinary Services for multiple fractured teeth underwent surgical extractions to severely fractured teeth and vital pulp therapy to save strategically important teeth and with several restorations to get Axel back to work.

K9 Taconite

  • Work: Dual purpose- apprehension and Narcotic detection
  • Works for: Babbit Policy Department and East Range Police Department which covers Aurora and Hoyt Lakes
  • Human Partner: Officer Cody Siebert
  • Treatments:
    • 2023 referred by Ely Veterinary Clinic due to fractured canine 104; underwent root canal therapy with full metal crown, and surgical extraction due to tooth abscess to 410