K9 Jett – Guelph, Canada

Handler – Cst. Hall

Guelph police dog suddenly passes away at age 3

A three-year-old Belgian Malinois who served with the Guelph Police Service has passed away.The service announced on Friday that the police service dog (PSD) named Jett was admitted to a veterinary hospital with extreme pain and remained there for five days.  “He was diagnosed with numerous serious medical ailments and ultimately succumbed,” police said in a statement. Jett joined the service in 2020 and partnered with Const. Jason Hall; together, they completed their canine training course in July of that year. Guelph police said Jett specialized in detecting human scents, narcotics, firearms and ammunition. The service added that he assisted in numerous incidents, arrests and investigations. “We would like to thank PSD Jett for his dedicated and loyal service to our community,” police said. “He will be missed and remembered by the many whose lives he enriched.” The death leaves Guelph police with only one other service dog, Titan. The two dogs joined the service at the same time.

 

Submitted By Jim Cortina

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.