The Bestest Goodest Boy: K9 Piper S1:E2

Season 1: Episode 2: Entering the Muster Room today is NYPD Detective Ron Thomas, a 20-year veteran of the department, who along with his K9 partner Piper, are changing the conversation around mental health in the nation’s largest police department.

In January, NYPD Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora were shot and killed while responding to a call in a Harlem apartment. Thousands of officers packed the streets of New York City for the slain officers' funerals, mourning the death of not one – but two – of their colleagues.  

Coping with their grief was softened by two new emotional support dogs: NYPD K-9s Jenny and Piper, who are assigned to the Employee Assistance Unit. Jenny and Piper also sat next to the officers' widows and family members during their funeral services.