Hi, I’m Dr. Heyward Boyette, one of the owners of Cherokee Trail Veterinary Hospital.

My partner Dr. Ginger Macaulay and I want to tell you about Leena, our canine police officer in Lexington, and one of our most distinguished patients . 

We are truly grateful for our local police, including Leena, who put themselves in harms way on a daily basis to protect the residents of Lexington. So, when we were contacted by Elaine Henderson from the Heroes Vest Fund, we were eager to help. The Heroes Vest Fund is an entirely privately funded organization dedicated to providing protective vests for police dogs. These custom fitted vests are bullet proof and stab/slash proof. They even have straps that allow a canine officer to be safely lowered from a helicopter!

We are so pleased that by purchasing a vest we are able to help protect Leena while she protects all of us.

Here are some pictures of Leena in her new vest at the presentation ceremony.

Dr Boyette, Dr Macaulay, Elaine Henderson, Chief Green, Paul Walker & Leena

 (from left to right)

           Paul Walker & Leena

  If you are interested in making a donation to help other canine officers, please contact the

 Heroes Vest Fund.