
Post-retirement, Westminster Police Department’s K9 Pako candle shines bright
0Over his career as a police K9 for Westminster Police Department, Pako has held many jobs: patrol, narcotics, and most recently, K9 spokesmodel. In fact, even long after his July 1 retirement, the 11-year-old Dutch shepherd will remain immortalized on Fox + Hound’s Tobacco Bay Soy Candle, with top notes of citrus, mid-tones of bergamot and tobacco, and hints of sandalwood and cedar. But K9 Pako isn’t just another handsome dog on a candle. Some of the candle’s proceeds from its sales will go toward assisting both active and retired K9s as well as the Westminster K9 Unit. “We were excited to…

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