Handler: Freddy Chica
Breed: Labrador
DOB: 2/17/2017
Department: Transportation Security Administration
Function: Explosive Detection
Years Worked: 2/2018 – 5/2025

K9 Ada has served for 8 years along side his partner Freddy Chica in Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale Airport. K9 Ada graduated from the Canine Training Center with honors in 2018 and has been through 7 canine certifications with a perfect 7 for 7 record and no failures in any testing throughout his career. He has assisted with multiple high level security events such as the Nascar Homestead Speedway and Operation Allies Afghanistan Refugee Screening in Washington DC to name a few. K9 Ada has also assisted his local community by attending multiple Elementary, Middle, High School, and College events for children and young adults of all ages. He is known as a gentle giant and one of the sweetest boys you’ll ever meet. K9 Ada was recently medically retired due to a partial paw amputation for a growth that under went biopsy and came back positive for Bone Cancer (Osteosarcoma). Ada is looking forward to spending his retirement at home resting and hanging out by the lake and going for walks.