K9 Shiny – Kothagudem, India

Died 9/10/24

Sniffer dog Shiny dies of illness, police hold grand farewell

Police sniffer dog Shiny, who was working in the district police dog squad, died due to illness.She breathed her last on Tuesday after suffering from blood cancer for the past one month. Additional SP Pankaj Paritosh said the death of Shiny, who was skilled in detecting explosive materials, was a loss for the district police.Born in the year 2014, Shiny joined the district police dog squad in 2016 and has been rendering services for about ten years. She played a crucial role in detecting land mines in Maoist affected areas and during VIP tours in the district. More than 30 explosives were detected by Shiny.Floral tributes paid to Shiny and the last rites were performed at the district police headquarters. Yellandu DSP Chandrabhanu, Kothagudem DSP Abdul Rahman, one-town CI Karunakar, RI (Admin) Lal Babu, RI (Operations) Ravi, officers and staff were present.

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James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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