K9 Jwala – Dakshina Kannada

Died – 1/3/23

Detective dog passes away in Mangaluru

Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane paying condolence to deceive dog Jwala, which passed away following kidney infection on Tuesday, January 3.
Jwala, the seven-year-old detective dog of Dakshina Kannada District Dog Squad, passed away here on Tuesday. According to police, Jwala, a doberman fincher breed, was unwell for the last few days following kidney infection.Born in Febuary 2015, Jwala joined the dog squad seven years ago following a six months long training provided in Bengaluru. It was being handled by Armed Police Constable Kumara Kathlera. Jwala, the lone detective dog of the district dog squad, was involved in detection of many criminal cases in Dakshina Kannada and Mangaluru. With Jwala’s death, the dog squad now only has a sniffer dog which is used for detecting explosives. A detective and a sniffer dog each were undergoing training in Bengaluru, the police said. Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane participated in the ceremony to given guard of honour to Jwala. It was cremated at the District Armed Reserve grounds.

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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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