Happiest Dog I’ve Ever Met: Ember Retires After 8 Years of Service at Peterson Space Force Base

All of Ember’s former co-workers agree that she could be a pain to work with, especially while riding in a car. But they also acknowledged that they would miss the unbridled joy and excitement she brought to the job each day.

Ember, a military working dog with Space Base Delta 1, retired on Tuesday after more than eight years of service. About 50 Peterson service members and civilians celebrated her years of service during a brief retirement ceremony on Tuesday.

A black Labrador retriever, Ember began her service with the Marine Corps before transitioning to Peterson in 2019, officials said. She served as a “specialized service dog” — a single-purpose, explosive detector K-9 capable of working off-leash at “extended distances away from the handler,” according to the kennel master, Tech Sgt. Cody Lake.