K9 Bundi – Athens, Ohio

Died – 6/14/22
Handler – Deputy Steve Heater.Bundi

Athens County Sheriff’s Office mourns K9 deputy

The Athens County Sheriff’s Office has announced the passing of one of their K9 deputies. Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith says the office is mourning after K9 Deputy Bundi, a 9-year-old German Shepard, died this morning Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Smith says Bundi died of natural causes at the home of his handler, Deputy Steve Heater.Bundi served with the sheriff’s office since 2015.“Our thoughts and prayers are with Deputy Heater and his family as they deal with this devastating loss,” said Smith. “Bundi was a beloved member of this department and this community. Bundi was an ambassador for the department, and his loss will be felt very deeply in this community,” Sheriff Smith added.Smith says Bundi was born in Germany in February 2013 and came to the US in 2015 where he went through 12 weeks of training at Pine Grove Kennels in Tuppers Plains. According to Smith, Bundi specialized in detecting narcotics, marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines, as well as tracking, building and area searches and apprehension.In a Facebook post, Smith said Bundi was also beloved at parades, school functions and community meetings.

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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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