police officer Ryan Davis and his partner were investigating an alarm at a grocery store in Canton Ohio Ryan's partner was a German Shepherd named Jethro and he was more than just a police dog the Davis family got Jethro at 8 weeks old and he grew up as both a family pet and a K9 Officer every day he seamlessly transitioned from pillow to police work and back again until when he charged at a burglar and took three bullets I would treade places with him in a heartbeat do you mean that absolutely because I wouldn't have to sit here and suffer over the loss of him it's hard to imagine owing such a debt with no way to pay it back but this week the City of Canton tried they filled their civic center invited police officers from across the country and honored Jethro on what would have been his third birthday the one word that comes to mind is unconditional um he was unconditionally loyal loving supportive