Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 Manny to make full recovery following training injury

Sheriff’s office thanks Dr. Brandy Mauel Fay of Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services for care

By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
Posted 12/30/24

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 Manny is expected to make a full recovery after he was injured during training and received emergency medical care at Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services on …

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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 Manny to make full recovery following training injury

Sheriff’s office thanks Dr. Brandy Mauel Fay of Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services for care

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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 Manny is expected to make a full recovery after he was injured during training and received emergency medical care at Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services on Friday.

He was treated by Dr. Brandy Mauel Fay, a W.F West High School and Centralia College graduate who collaborates with police K9 units throughout Washington state to teach first aid to handlers and provide K9s with veterinary care.

“K9 Manny got injured and required immediate vet care. We rushed him down to Dr. Fay and she immediately dropped everything to help,” the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit said in a Dec. 27 Facebook post.

K9 Manny is currently resting at home with his handler, Deputy Chase Vandiver, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. 



The details of K9 Manny’s injury and the circumstances that led to it were not publicly available as of Monday afternoon.

As of Dec. 19, K9 Manny, along with K9 Asher, had passed state certification and moved onto scenario-based training and live deployments on fleeing criminals, according to Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders.

K9 Manny and K9 Asher both joined the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit in October 2024.