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Richmond PD K9 Sabre vested in 2009 and Campbell Police
K9 Koa vested in 2022
K-9 ARMOR
77 Van Ness Ave STE 101, San Francisco, CA 94102
Contact Suzanne Saunders: 415-265-9371 or email k9armor@gmail.com
K-9 ARMOR® is the only charity
approved by the California OAG (Office
of the Attorney General) which is required to fundraise
in this State, for the sole purpose 100% to give bulletproof
vests to the police dogs
of
California, no other purpose, we don't give any other
equipment. We cover the whole State, not just a department
or
county and your donation doesn't go in 50 directions
to other States, and no membership required, and we
own the Trademark for
this service to provide protective vests to California
police dogs.
Donate here on Paypal and you
can pay by credit card
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K9 Armor dual
Stabproof and Bulletproof vest by K9
Tactical Gear and K9
Storm
We don't make the vest, we give the heavyweight K9 Tactical
Gear vest same Kevlar® as their human partner for
a donation of $1900, and you can donate to give the featherweight
K9 Storm Patrol SWAT vest for $3600.
Both vests are custom-fit to each K9.
We partnered with the K9 Tactical Gear family for their
awesome vest American Made, in Rocklin, California.
K9 Tactical Gear vests are custom-made in the USA of
the same material as their human partner certified by
the
NIJ (National Institute of Justice). Custom-fit for maximum
mobility as you can see demonstrated by our Vice President,
Corporal Jeffrey Hurd and Riverside Sheriff K9 Yanik
wearing his K-9 ARMOR vest.
K9 Tactical Gear
Thank you Susan and Bill Forbes, Owners of K9
Tactical Gear for giving us such a great discount
to help us give the most vests. Their amazing design
of stab and bulletproof Level 2 panels allows
the K9 to wear for long periods. Made of Kevlar® all
our K-9 Armor® vests are made to NIJ (National
Institute of Justice) standard for police officers,
fitted to
each dog including patches for their department. The
vital organs are all protected by six spikeproof
and bulletproof panels making the total level of protection
Level 4 in each section over each of the vital organs.
Hugs from Susan Forbes owner of K9 Tactical Gear with
K9 Yeti and K9 Armor cofounder Suzanne Saunders
 They
lowered the price from retail $2000 to $1600
plus
tax
as
a special
charity
price
for
us and includes the giant spreader hook for lowering
from a helicopter.
Our bulletproof vests are made
from the
same Kevlar® bulletproof material as their human
partners, covering all the vital organs. Ask any K9
Handler in California, are you wearing Kevlar®?
They will answer "yes," and
if their K9 is wearing K-9 Armor® by K9 Tactical
Gear, they wear the same level of protection.
K-9 ARMOR is proud to offer the K9
Storm Patrol Swat Vest
The same bulletproof vest that April 17,
2024, saved the life of LA County Sheriff K9 Kjeld
In honor of LA Sheriff K9 Jack shot and
killed 12-22-22 and K9 Kjeld saved by his vest 04-17-2024
Officer Jim Slader in Winnipeg, Canada,
made his first custom-fit, featherweight K9 Storm bulletproof
vest in 1996. It started when his own K9 had to go
into
battle with no armor, and when he invented this special
material, other handlers began to request a vest for
their K9 partners. Then it happened, the night LA Sheriff
K9 Kjeld (Kid) was shot and his K9 Storm Patrol SWAT
vest took the bullet and saved his life.
That was all the proof we needed for our
board of directors to approve offering this vest as a
supplement to the heavyweight vest. The K9 Storm wonderful
family gave us a charity discount off the retail.
K9s are stabbed and shot and hurt and killed
when they have no armor.
Your donation solves that problem, so they
stay protected all day with the featherweight vest and
their heavyweight K9 Tactical Gear vest to wear the same
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1.
K-9 Armor promises 100 percent of your tax-deductible
donations go only to bulletproof k9 vests for police
dogs, no other
purpose.
2. K-9 Armor qualifies as the only California
State Non-Profit Public Benefit Charity 501(c)(3) dedicated
to bulletproof
vests for police dogs. Public Benefit means we do not
exclude, we do not require membership.
We receive no benefit and make no profit
in protecting
every law enforcement dog in California. Those
who make a profit from K9's include the sale of the
police dog at $10,000, to training the police dog another
$10,000,
to specially-cooled vehicles over $10,000, medical
care and food and supplies. Some organizations exclude
anyone outside of membership required by K9 Associations.
We thank many of the K9 Associations on our Sponsors
page who brought people to us, so we could protect their
K9 Heroes.
3.
K-9 Armor promises we give vests that meet the
NIJ (National Institute of Justice) Standard for stab
and ballistic vests. This is the same standard as their
handler as mandated
by the Agency that oversees
the standard for all law enforcement in the United States.
On April 17, 2024 the K9 Storm Patrol SWAT vest saved
the life of LA Sheriff K9 Kjeld (Kid). That was all
the proof we needed to add this featherweight vest the
K9
wears all day as a supplement. The k9 cannot and
will not wear the heavyweight vest all
day. Only when they had warning of going into battle,
do they have time to put the heavyweight vest on their
dog.
The featherweight K9 Storm vest replaces the
harness they wear now that has no protection so they
are protected all day, every day!
4.
K-9 Armor vests protect all the vital organs, made
by K9 Tactical Gear in Rocklin, California with six
panels of Kevlar® and the K9 Storm vest also covers
all the body.
Both brands of vest are custom fit to each K9 for maximum
comfort and mobility.
5. We believe all the police dogs deserve
nothing less than their handler, nothing less than
K-9 Armor.
Our Articles of Incorporation, allow you to
sponsor a particular police dog for the cost of a whole
vest
to protect the police dog of your choice. Donations
are applied
to
every
law enforcement dog in California without exclusion,
or preference we love them all and when you support
K-9 Armor you can be proud we will protect all of them.
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Click
here to see CA Attorney General Registry
search for K-9 Armor in Corporations |
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How to know if a Charity if legitimate?
Check the Registry above on the California Attorney General
site, search for K-9 Armor in Name of Organization
This verifies our taxes are filed every year with the
IRS and with the State of California and that we were
incorporated on 07-08-09 (July 8, 2009).
K-9 Armor is the official, California
registered tax-deductible, non-profit public benefit
charity approved
by the California Secretary of
State and Attorney General's Office, the Dept. of Justice,
the
CA Franchise Tax Board and Federal
IRS
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt status, for the purpose
of raising public funds to supply bulletproof K-9 Armor
vests to the brave, beautiful police dogs of California.
K-9 Armor accepts donations
from the
public to protect California law enforcement dogs. Every
time we raise the cost of a vest we purchase a Kevlar® K-9
ARMOR® vest and give this vest free to another California
law enforcement
dog. Most police departments and law enforcement agencies
do not budget for bulletproof vests for their K-9's.
Every two-legged Officer and member of law enforcement
who carries a gun, receives a bulletproof
vest and we believe their four-legged partners deserve
the same protection. These brave, beautiful dogs risk
their lives to protect us, help us protect them with
your
tax-deductible donations.
K-9 Armor started in September 2003 partnering with
the Marin County Sheriff's Office until 2009 when we
ended our partnership, and with their encouragement
and guidance, obtained the honorable status of State
Charity.
July 8, 2009 (7/8/9),
we obtained the 501(c)(3) status as a Non Profit Public
Benefit Charity for the State of California, protecting
California Law Enforcement Canines with Bulletproof
K9 Vests, relying on donations to K-9 Armor.
K-9 Armor
stands alone, as the sole Non Profit Public Benefit Charity
that donates 100 percent of our time and funds only to
bulletproof
vests for every law enforcement dog in California.
The IRS explains it, they don't like to approve multiple
charities in the same place raising money for the
same thing. One of the questions on their Application
wants to know if there is a Charity already performing
the work you propose, why exactly can't you work with
the existing organization instead of taking funds away
from those who depend on Charity?
The current K-9 Armor Board of
Directors
K-9 Armor President, ATF Explosives Detection
K9 Handler and Marin County Sheriff Deputy Daniel
Marrett (ret)
 
K-9 Armor President Deputy Daniel Marrett is a
retired Federal ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms)
Explosives
Detection K9 Handler and Marin County Sheriff
K-9 Handler, with over 30 years of experience
including leading the Sheriff's Gang Task Force.
His K9 Verona
received the first K-9 Armor vest in 2004 and
he became our president in 2009 when we had five
years of tax returns to become a 501(c)(3) public
benefit charity. His leadership
has protected over 150 California K9 Heroes.
K9 Armor
Vice President, Riverside County Sheriff Corporal
Jeff Hurd 
K-9 Armor Vice President, Riverside County
Sheriff Corporal Jeffrey Hurd, former
RSO K9 Association
President and current Judge for the RSO and
Las Vegas Metro PD national K9 Trials. Jeff worked
with his former partner K9 Baron from 2009
before patrolling the City of San
Jacinto with his partner K9 Yanik to 2021. After
years of inviting us to their K9 Trials
since
2014, we are honored Jeff accepted the role
as Vice President of K-9 Armor in 2019 and we are
honored for his support in protecting the brave
Riverside K9 Heroes in loving memory of San Jacinto
PD K9 Sultan, killed in action 01-21-2015. Read
about Sultan's sacrifice on our Memorials
Page.
K-9 Armor Cofounder, Secretary, Treasurer and
Webdiva, Suzanne Saunders 
K-9 Armor Cofounder, Secretary, Treasurer and Webdiva,
Suzanne Saunders, has served as a volunteer EMT
(Emergency Medical Technician) with the Medical
Reserve
Corps and
Hands-Only CPR Instructor since 2007. Suzanne
is the only full-time member of the board, dedicated
to K-9
Armor. 20 years of experience as IT Specialist
at ComputerLand, Autodesk and Wells Fargo Bank,
she brings project management, web design, internet
security and service delivery manager skills
to managing our
web site, donations, and sponsor relationships.
A California native, she loves police dogs and
is devoted to protecting the K9 Heroes who protect
us. Suzanne is our web site administrator for
K9Armor.com
and Facebook admin www.facebook.com/k9armor and
Instagram, www.instagram.com/k9armor.
Suzanne is also Treasurer and submits the tax returns
every year to the California Secretary of
State, Office of Attorney General and Francise
Tax Board and the IRS. Contact Suzanne on Suzanne's
personal facebook page or on LinkedIn.
K-9 Armor Board Member Anaheim PD Officer Brett
Klevos
K-9 Armor Board Member Anaheim PD Officer Brett
Klevos, former President of the Orange County Police
Canine Association. Brett is an Anaheim Police
Officer
with his partner K9 Odin who received his K9 Tactical
Gear vest in 2024. We had the honor of protecting
his former partner Leo who received his K-9 Armor
vest in 2018. Brett
is
responsible
for
six Anaheim
PD K9 Heroes
and is currently Director of OCPCA, overseeing
60 police dogs and Military Working Dogs in Orange
County.
Brett
accepted a position on the K-9 Armor board in 2019,
after inviting us to their K9 Benefit Show since
2011. Pictured above Officer
Brett Klevos with Anaheim PD K9 Kylo doing a demo
for kids at Anaheim Albert Schweitzer Elementary
who raised
funds to
give 2 K9 Armor vests.
All donations are 100 percent directed toward purchase
of K-9
Armor vests.
Thanks also to Deputy Karen
Wofford
(ret) for helping direct our web site
format and providing
a link from the Marin County Deputy Sheriff's
Association web site and helping direct
us how to acheive our
own 501(c)(3) for our tax-deductible
status.
Original Co-Founders, Marin County Sheriff
Sgt Mike Crain (ret) and Suzanne Saunders, EMT
with instructor for DARE to all the Marin
County School kids,
Deputy Evan Hughes, seen here in 2004 at the Marin
County Fair.
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Our costs include the vest plus
sales tax and if donated online includes the
2.5% Paypal fee. All vests are custom made, measured
in person.
Cost includes shipping
approx
$25 and delivery $120 for, some
vests are delivered in person as we cover the whole state.
We list the dates each vest was delivered on our Sponsors
page to show your donations are dedicated to each vest.
We receive a charity discount off
the
retail
price by both Tactical Gear in Rocklin, CA and K9 Storm
in Winnipeg, Canada for an incredible cost below retail,
because
they believe in our cause. We
are the only public benefit charity dedicated only to
providing free bulletproof vests without any exclusions,
to all law enforcement dogs for all of California
and 100 percent of the cost is covered by public donations.
Protect those
who lay down their lives to protect us
K-9 ARMOR
77 Van Ness Ave STE 101, San Francisco, CA 94102
For information, send email to
k9armor@gmail.com
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