Deputy Suzanne Fisher and K-9 Kir of the Washoe County Sheriffs Office in Reno, Nevada selected.

Online PR News � 22-March-2016 � Vohne Liche Kennels, a full service K-9 training facility for Police and Military Service Dogs, and Kinetic Performance Dog Food, named Deputy Suzanne Fisher and K-9 Kir of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office in Reno, Nevada as the winners of the 2016 K-9 of the Year contest. Deputy Fisher and Kir will be awarded a one year supply of Kinetic Performance Dog Food for the winning photo submission. In addition, Kirs winning photo will be featured in Kinetic and Vohne Liche media and marketing materials for the remainder of 2016.

Deputy Fisher and Kir were selected as the winners by Vohne Liche owner, Ken Licklider, and a few members of the Vohne Liche Team. Our program is focused on developing the finest working police and military K-9 teams in the world, said Licklider. Deputy Fisher and Kir are a great example of the kind of quality teams we work with each year in training over 400 dogs and 150 handlers from 46 states and 20 foreign countries each year.

Were proud to be a partner of Vohne Liche Kennels and to help showcase a working K-9 team like Deputy Fisher and Kir, added Dave Dourson, Co-Founder of Kinetic Performance Dog Food. People dont realize the rigorous training these teams go through and the commitment it takes by both dog and handler to become a highly effective K-9 team.

Kir was whelped March 21, 2011 in Lanskroun, Czech Republic and was paired with Deputy Fisher in February of 2013. They were certified as a dual purpose team in March of 2013 before being assigned to the Washoe County Detention Facility and, subsequently, the Washoe County Courthouses. In referencing the photo, Deputy Fisher shared, My Sergeant, Mike Wright, loves photographing the dogs in action and this was one of Kirs first pictures being taken with a camera instead of a phone. The camera and the sound it made when taking a picture caught his curiosity.

About Kinetic Performance Dog Food
Kinetic performance dog food products feature a full line of performance foods specifically developed to meet the dietary requirements of highly active working, sporting and competition dogs. Made without corn, wheat or soy, each of the four Kinetic formulas are created to meet the elevated requirements of extremely active dogs for energy, endurance, recovery and digestive health. In addition, all products in the Kinetic line are made with a common ingredient profile to enable stress-free transitions from one formula to another during periods requiring higher or lower caloric intake. To learn more about Kinetic, visit their website at www.kineticdogfood.com.

About Vohne Liche Kennels
Founded in 1993 by United States Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Kenneth Licklider, Vohne Liche Kennels is simply the best in the industry in training K-9 Teams for protection duty anywhere in the world. The training staff at VLK consists of eighteen on site trainers and six off site trainers all whom are either former military, law enforcement or both. Vohne Liche trained K-9 Teams can be found working at any number of local, state and federal agencies including the Pentagon, NSA, DoD, US State Department, US Army and over 500 other US government, police, military and civilian agencies. To learn more about Vohne Liche Kennels and their training methods, you can visit their website: www.vohneliche.com.