Critical Incident Response Team K9 Lola of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is now the subject of a new children’s book.

“Pawsitively Lola (A Service Dog’s Adventures)” by local author Mike Dickerson became available in paperback and hardback from Friesen Press on Tuesday. It’s the third in a series about service dogs in the Kansas City area. It’s available on Amazon and all other platforms as a soft cover, hard cover or e-book. The other titles include “Pawsitively Dax” and “Pawsitively Rasta.”

Dickerson, of Lathrop, Mo., tells the story of how K9 Lola went from rescue dog to a rescuer who helps people when they are in crisis, in partnership with her handler, Kim Hunter. The book features pictures of a day in the life of K9 Lola.

“Through word of mouth, I had heard about Lola’s impact on people around Kansas City,” Dickerson said. “I wanted to show people what she does.”

Dickerson is donating all proceeds from the book’s sales to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office HALO (Helping All Live Optimally) Team. The HALO Team is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists Sheriff’s Office employees experiencing financial crisis.

“I didn’t realize my own service dog (Dax) would help create such a wonderful path for other service dogs to bring some ‘pawsitivity’ to the world,” Dickerson said.

He has donated to a number of Kansas City-area charities in partnership with the organization, KC Hopegivers, an aggregate not-for-profit. Through March 31, 2024, proceeds from all three of his service dog books will go to the CCSO HALO Team.

Upcoming "pawtograph" sessions at will be released through SheriffClayCo.org and on CCSO social media pages.

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story