Weld County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit

The Weld County Sheriff’s Office has four K9 teams working in the Patrol Division and two working in the Weld County Jail. Dogs are certified to do narcotics detection, tracking and suspect capture. Each dog is paired with a deputy who acts as their handler. The dog lives with their handler and is their partner at work.

The K9 Unit trains together multiple times each month to ensure handlers and their dogs are working as efficiently and as effectively as possible. Joining the K9 Unit for regular trainings is the Decoy Team, which is made up of deputies from other units in both the patrol and detentions divisions. Members of the Decoy Team bring a real-life element to K9 training scenarios that would otherwise be difficult to imitate with dummies and other training equipment.

Deputy Nicholson & K9 Rok

Deputy Grady Nicholson and his K9 partner, Rok, have been a team since October 2018. Rok, who is Deputy Nicholson’s first K9, is a 4-year-old Shepherd mix. The team is certified in narcotics detection and patrol.

Deputy Nicholson began his law enforcement career in 2006 in Colorado. He joined the Weld County Sheriff’s Office in May 2013.

Deputy Fortin & K9 Loki

Deputy Brian Fortin joined the Weld County Sheriff’s Office in 2013. The next year, he was assigned to the K9 Unit as a member of the Decoy Team. A year after that, Fortin was partnered with K9 Loki.

Loki is a 7-year-old Dutch Shepherd. The team is certified in narcotics detection and patrol.

Deputy Jenneiahn and K9 Kenzi

Deputy Sean Jenneiahn began his law enforcement career in 1999 in California and has worked with three K9s during his career. He and his K9 partner, Kenzi, have been a team since 2017. In March 2020, they joined the Weld County Sheriff’s Office.

K9 Kenzi is 6-year-old Belgian Malinois certified in narcotics detection and patrol. Deputy Jenneiahn and K9 Kenzi also are assigned to the Weld County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team.

Deputy Dougherty & K9 Dexter

Currently assigned to the Weld County Jail are Deputy Adam Dougherty and his K9 partner, Dexter. Dexter is a 2 1/2-year-old Yellow Labrador Retriever certified in narcotics detection.

Deputy Dougherty began his career with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office in 2007 in the Weld County Jail, where he worked for five years. He then rotated to the Courts Division for five years before moving to patrol. After three years on the road, Dougherty was assigned to the K9 Unit.

Deputy Dougherty and K9 Dexter have been a certified narcotics detection team since early 2020. In addition to being assigned to the Weld County Jail, Dougherty and Dexter are certified to assist the Patrol Division with narcotics-related missions.

Deputy Chambers & K9 Ranger

Deputy Chambers and K9 Ranger have been a team since December 2021. Ranger is a 3-year-old Yellow Labrador Retriever certified in narcotics detection. They are assigned to the Weld County Jail.

Ranger is Deputy Chambers' second K9 partner since he started with the agency in 2007. After serving as a training decoy for the K9 Unit, Deputy Chambers was assigned in 2010 to K9 Dragonn as a member of the Patrol Division. Dragonn was a dual purpose K9 certified in narcotics detection and patrol functions. 

Like Deputy Dougherty and K9 Dexter, Chambers and Ranger also are certified on vehicle searches and are frequently requested to assist the Patrol Division and our partner agencies with narcotics-related missions.

Deputy Neugebauer & K9 Viper

Deputy Larry Neugebauer and K9 Viper have been a team since September 2018. Viper is a 5-year-old German Shepherd certified for narcotics detection and patrol.

Deputy Neugebauer has been assigned to the Patrol Division since 2008. He first began working with the K9 Unit in 2009 as a member of the Decoy Team. Before he started working with Viper, Neugebauer served as a Field Training Officer and a Field Evidence Technician.