Officer Ryan Smithson - Drogo

My name is Ryan Smithson and I joined Unified Police Department in December of 2019. I previously worked at a local department for 7 years prior to joining UPD. I am currently teamed up with a brand new K9 named Drogo. Drogo is a Belgian Malinois that came from Poland and has a ton of energy and loves to work/train. He and I are new to the K9 unit as of October 22nd 2023 and are learning a lot of cool new things about each other every day. Drogo and I became partners on Christmas Day 2023.

Drogo is a huge fan of tennis balls and loves scratches. He will soon be certified in narcotic detection and criminal apprehension being a dual purpose K9. My goal everyday working with Drogo is to give him everything I have because he’s doing the same for me. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity of being handler on the K9 unit as it has been a long-time dream. Drogo and I are looking forward to our future together as partners against crime.