Today, The Republic of Dog announces that Sisko Troy Bonnelly is retiring from his duties as Assistant Dog Trainer.  The news comes as quite a surprise due to the result of health issues facing Sisko.  Blood tests revealed early stages of renal disease a few months ago.  Today an x-ray revealed a mass in his abdomen.  Another set of kidney analyses have been submitted along with a blood test.  After the results are in a needle biopsy will be performed on the unknown mass.  We will post updates to Facebook (Jean-Paul Bonnelly) as we learn more.

During his career, Sisko helped train countless numbers of dogs with The Republic of Dog.  He also helped dogs with aggression or anxiety by assisting in the behavior modification process.  His laid back demeanor and trust in JP allowed him to help even dogs with those types of behaviors.  Please know that Sisko was never put in harm’s way, ever.

Sisko will remain on board with The Republic of Dog as the public relations liaison and as a consultant.  He is resting comfortably and we anticipate that he will have a long and happy retirement by JP’s side.

Thank you,
The Republic of Dog

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He is simply one of the greatest dogs that have ever lived.  Sisko has been my best friend for the last 9 years after I adopted him from Operation Kindness when he was 8 weeks old.  I knew he was special from the first day.  We are going to fight hard to make sure he stays healthy!  We have been through many good times and many hard times together.  I could never have asked for a better dog than my boy Sisko and I will do whatever it takes to get him better as long as he is happy! We are both stubborn, fighters and we do not give up easily!

JP