The state of Georgia now has the first permanent bronze K9 memorial. The statue depicts an alert Belgian Malinois dog wearing a police badge on his collar. The bronze sculpture is called “HERO”and symbolizes all brave police dogs who serve and protect.
The K9 monument, mounted on a marble block, is located at DeKalb County Police Headquarters, 1960 West Exchange Place, Tucker GA
This custom designed bronze sculpture was created by Lena Toritch
The photo is courtesy of http://www.combatcanines.org/ A handsome dog on the left is MWD Ddoc L258
Article about the K9 Memorial in The Champion Newspaper:
http://thechampionnewspaper.com/news/local/k-9-memorial-unveiled/