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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- She protected Louisville's airport for seven years, but now one police dog is calling it a career.

Pita retired on Monday in a celebration complete with tennis balls. 

She served with the Department of Public Safety at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport for more than seven years. 

She will spend her retirement with her handler Jason Shipman, whose family adopted her.

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