K9 Ace gets prosthetic leg after being shot

Only at five. Another wonderful update on Ace, the Polk County canine officer that got shot in the line of duty over the summer. Ace is now enjoying retirement with a new prosthetic leg after his left front leg was amputated back in August. Polk County Animal Control paved the way for this prosthetic and Fox 13's Carla Byron spoke with a vet about how Ace is adjusting to that new limb. Canine Ace is adjusting very well to the new prosthetic leg made for him by a business in St. Pete. Here's video of handler deputy Natalie Ace Strike and canine Ace looking very happy with his new limb. An armed suspect shot Ace back in early August, which required his left front leg and shoulder blade to be amputated. Dr. Kerry Jackson at Polk County Animal Control helped Ace get his new leg by contacting West Coast Brace and Limb in St. Petersburg, one of the few businesses that custom makes prosthetic limbs for animals. He was actually in here yesterday to see me and is doing extremely well. He walks on his own with the leg now. Originally he didn't. He still had to have his harness on and Natalie would hold on to the harness as he was walking, but now he's doing great actually running and jumping around with the leg. It has been three weeks since canine Ace received his new prosthetic leg and we are currently working to find out who funded it. Ace will be living with his handler deputy Ace Strike for the rest of his life. As for her, she will be selecting a new canine partner very soon. In Polk County, Carla Byron, Fox 13 News.