K9 Lando – Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Died – 6/3/23
1st Handler – Officer Fettig
2nd Handler – Officer Roberto Martinez

Oshkosh Police K9 passes away

Oshkosh Police say one of its K9s, Lando, passed away on Saturday. In a news release, Oshkosh Police say K9 Lando — a German Shepard — became unexpectedly ill from an autoimmune disease known as Myasthenia Gravis. Police say medical staff tried to treat K9 Lando’s illness, but he was not responding to the treatments. K9 Lando was euthanized on Saturday afternoon, according to police.Police say throughout his career with the Oshkosh Police Department, K9 Lando seized 9.38 pounds of marijuana, 102.5 grams of methamphetamine, 62.9 grams of cocaine, 13.3 grams of heroin, among other drug seizures.K9 Lando had approximately 1,437 hours of training, 152 certification hours, and 283 deployments, according to police. K9 Lando was six years old. He was born on July 26, 2016, and acquired by the Oshkosh Police Department in March 2018 from K9 services in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Police say he was assigned to Officer Fettig from 2018-2020, and Officer Martinez since 2020.

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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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