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OUR MISSIONWe believe K-9 police officers deserve the same protection as human police officers. We are making it a priority to vest as many K-9 officers as we can to send them home at the end of their shift.
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OUR VEST
It is essential to us that police K9 officers need to be protected their entire shift and not just when it's convenient to put the vest on. That is why we only donate the LOF Defence StreetFighter vest. The Streetfighter vest is designed so the K-9 can wear it for an extended period of time without fatigue or restricting the freedom of movement.
At the highest Soft Body Armour protection level (level IIIA), the Armoured K9 StreetFighter vest weighs in at an average of 2.3 lbs based on average working dog weight. With an incredibly low weight armour solution combined with engineered ergonomics and Outlast Thermal Management Systems, you provide your K9 with life saving body armour that protects major vital organs, helps prevent heat exhaustion and allows your K9 to retain full agility and work drive.
The K9 StreetFighter was engineered as a lightweight, armoured tracking harness that can be worn for entire shifts without causing mobility stress, fatigue, discomfort or overheating. LOF redesigned the concept of K9 armour based-on feedback from police and military units who have lost their K9 team members in situations where time was not available to equip their dogs with the right gear. The K9 StreetFighter is used by Law Enforcement and Special Forces K9 teams globally. It's lightweight design, rapid deployment and Outlast Thermal Management Technology make the StreetFighter a versatile, comfortable harness working dogs can wear for entire shifts ensuring they are always protected when confronting a threat.
At the highest Soft Body Armour protection level (level IIIA), the Armoured K9 StreetFighter vest weighs in at an average of 2.3 lbs based on average working dog weight. With an incredibly low weight armour solution combined with engineered ergonomics and Outlast Thermal Management Systems, you provide your K9 with life saving body armour that protects major vital organs, helps prevent heat exhaustion and allows your K9 to retain full agility and work drive.
The K9 StreetFighter was engineered as a lightweight, armoured tracking harness that can be worn for entire shifts without causing mobility stress, fatigue, discomfort or overheating. LOF redesigned the concept of K9 armour based-on feedback from police and military units who have lost their K9 team members in situations where time was not available to equip their dogs with the right gear. The K9 StreetFighter is used by Law Enforcement and Special Forces K9 teams globally. It's lightweight design, rapid deployment and Outlast Thermal Management Technology make the StreetFighter a versatile, comfortable harness working dogs can wear for entire shifts ensuring they are always protected when confronting a threat.
OUR TEAM
CEO & Founder Brady Snakovsky
Brady's K9 Fund was founded by Brady Snakovsky, an active eleven year old in fifth grade. He couldn't understand why all K9 officers were not wearing a ballistic vest. After learning that these vests are not automatically issued to the K9s and are very expensive, Brady made it a mission to raise funds in order to protect those who protect us and make sure that they come home at the end of their shift.
Brady enjoys school, baseball, amusement parks, animals, police, and hanging out with his family. When relaxing Brady loves to watch some of his favorite shows such as house flipping shows, Sponge Bob, and reruns of Dirty Jobs. He could not live without candy and string cheese! |
COO Leah Tornabene, Brady's Mom
Leah is a busy Mom of three and wife to a police officer. She enjoys traveling, interior design and spending time with her family. She absolutely adores all animals and hopes for her children to grow and become successful and kind adults who learn to give back and not take life for granted.
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OUR VOLUNTEERS
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Melissa Baez
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Nithya Konduru
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Melissa is a University of Akron alumni with a business degree in marketing management. During her time in college, she participated in several extracurriculars and volunteer activities. And where she sees a need, she wants to help fix it. She is a regular Red Cross blood donor and hopes to make the world a better place by volunteering. She is very passionate about animals. She enjoys watching animal documentaries and TV shows in her spare time (Dog Whisperer reruns anyone?).
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Nithya is our in-house SEO strategist, helping us with everything SEO to drive more traffic to our website. She loves and adores all animals, especially dogs. Going on walks & playing with her 6 year old German Shepherd, Bouncer is one of her favorite things to do. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, spending time in nature & listening to audio books.
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Andrew Hoover
Andrew recently joined the team to help with digital content creation. Andrew has 10 years of professional writing experience, including serving as an associate editor for a nationally distributed lifestyle magazine and working as a public relations account executive in New York City. Andrew has a great passion for K-9s. In fact, his love of working dogs inspired him to leave behind the corporate world to pursue a career in law enforcement, with the ultimate goal of becoming a K-9 officer. He currently resides in Connecticut with his wife, Carolyn; daughter, Emily; German shepherd, Voltaire; and cat, Gail.
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Caitlin Fertal
Caitlin is a dog lover and has a soft spot for German Shepherds. With three pups of her own at home, she wants to help other dogs in any way she can. Caitlin volunteers her time to help run our social media accounts, keeping our followers up to date on K-9s we have vested, and K-9s who still need our help. In her free time, she can be found outdoors with her dogs Nova, Mei and Kelby. Caitlin feels the best way to end the day is by the fire with her family.
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Click on image to view more about the K-9s who have received a vest from Brady's K9 Fund.
