K9 Q West Valley, Utah

Died 4/17/23

West Valley City police officers grieve K-9 Q, former border crossing patrol dog

Officers of the West Valley City Police Department said goodbye to a near and dear member of the task force Monday morning. The agency announced the death of retired police K-9, Q, just after 2:30 p.m. via social media.”After 14 years of living a life most dogs could only dream of having, Q’s days of chasing cats and cartel members came to a close early this morning,” officers wrote. A talented police dog praised for his special knack of sniffing out drugs, Q not only worked busting drug smugglers along Utah’s I-80 but also had experience patrolling the world’s fourth busiest land-border crossing, the San Ysidro Port of Entry into the United States in San Diego. According to West Valley police, Q defined the term “staying in your lane” during his time at San Ysidro. “Q could work in the No. 1 lane of the port and end up finding drugs in the No. 8 lane, simply by following his nose,” officers said. Other than his tennis ball, West Valley police said that Q had a special place in his heart for cheeseburgers. During his time with WVCPD, officers said his handler would pay him out twice for each drug bust, once with a game of fetch and other with a McDonald’s cheeseburger. “Q was well loved and will definitely be missed,” West Valley officials wrote, adding, “In honor of this special member of our WVCPD family, please give a dog a nice scratch behind the ears today and be sure to tell them Goood Boooy!

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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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