K9 Copper – Jasper, Missouri

Died 8/25/22
Handler – Dep. Joe Houdyshell

K9 Copper passes away; Jasper County Bloodhound Team is now a memory

“It is with a heavy heart that the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of one our retired canines,” starts a media release on Thursday afternoon. K9 Cooper has died. He was part of the successful ‘Bloodhound Team’ with his handler Dep. Joe Houdyshell. They enjoyed an extremely successful career together locating missing children and criminal suspects. Copper once located a murder suspect for CPD after several days of thunderstorms. The suspects that chose to run from Copper quickly realized they couldn’t hide from him for long.Sheriff Kaiser noted, “I had the pleasure of working with Copper on a number of cases. He was the best tracking dog I have ever seen.” Deputy Joe Houdyshell stated online, “He loved sonic tator tots and shakeys ice cream. I used to get so mad at him for being loud when I was on the radio and when he would sling slobber on my computer screen.”Copper joined the Sheriff’s K-9 unit as a donated dog that needed a job! It didn’t take long for him to be trained and to hit the streets protecting the citizens of Jasper County. Copper enjoyed his retirement years at home with the Houdyshell family. Copper’s dedication to his job, his partner, his fellow Law Enforcement Officers and the citizens of Jasper County will be deeply missed. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office along with current and past members of the K9 team would like to take this opportunity to thank Copper for his five years of service, his hard work and unwavering courage in making sure that those who became lost were able to be located and returned home safely.

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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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