A Bergen County K-9 team has been featured alongside 11 teams from around the country in the 2026 Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. nationwide fundraising calendar.

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide bullet and stab-protective vests and other assistance to law enforcement dogs and related agencies around the United States.

Each year, the organization sells a fundraising calendar that highlights 12 law enforcement K-9s who are recipients of its vests. The publication also features a memorial page that pays tribute to the four-legged heroes who have passed.

This year, Maywood Sgt. Chris Nichols and K-9 Phoenyx are making an appearance in the calendar, the Maywood Police Department announced in a post on Facebook Dec. 4.

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