Salt Lake Tribune · Aug 10, 2018
Utah police dog dies after ingesting foxtail grass
(Photo courtesy Cache County Sheriff's Department) Storm, a Cache County police dog, died after somehow ingesting Foxtail weed seeds. The Cache County Sheriff’s Department lost a member of its K9 team this week when one of its dogs somehow ingested foxtail weed seeds and died.
Storm, a 2-year-old Malinois who joined the department in 2018, died during surgery Wednesday morning.
According to police, the dog and his handler attended a public event on Tuesday night, demonstrating the animal’s skills. But by Wednesday morning, “our K9 deputy noticed a change in behavior in Storm, and he was taken to a local veterinarian to be examined.”