K9 Fin – Pasco County, Florida

Died-2/3/22

Handler – Lt. Clint Cabbage

Retired Pasco County K9 Fin dies in sleep at age 9

Thursday morning started off with sad news from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. Retired K9 Fin, the partner of Lt. Clint Cabbage, died in his sleep Saturday night, a news release from the sheriff’s office reports. He was 9 years old. K9 Fin worked and served the citizens of Pasco County from 2014 until 2018. Even after retiring, the canine continued to work with the Pasco Sheriff Charities and K9 Associations to help raise funds for other law enforcement dogs. His presence at events like the K9 Classic Golf Tournament and Spooky Tails brought joy to everyone who attended, the sheriff’s office said. “K9 Fin will be greatly missed by his family, including Lt. Cabbage’s current K9 Jango, and all who had the pleasure of working with K9 Fin at Pasco Sheriff’s Office,” deputies said in a statement. “Rest well, K9 Fin and thank you for your service to the citizens of Pasco County.”

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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.
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