Mary of Nazareth School comes to K-9 Farkle’s aid

By JEFF STITT

jstitt@yourmvi.com

The McKeesport K-9 Unit made the sad announcement a couple of weeks ago that K-9 Farkle was diagnosed with cancer.

Farkle, an 8-year-old Dutch shepherd who was donated to the unit in 2012 by friends and family of the late McKeesport police Officer Frank Miller, had a tumor on the roof of his mouth. Veterinarians determined Farkle had an oral melanoma that would need to be treated with radiation and a melanoma vaccine, according to the department.