Program could help K-9 officers lead fuller lives after duty

A stream of red and blue lights guided a law enforcement procession to a veterinary clinic in Marysvile where dozens of law enforcement officers gathered to give a final salute to retired Richland Police Department K-9 Klink. The dog's human partner, Officer Eric Nicholson, lifted Klink from the back of his cruiser and carried the K9, draped in a blue line flag, past dozens of uniformed law enforcement officers standing in salute.Klink retired from law enforcement with five herniated discs, and