K9 Blake – Genting Highlands, Malaysia

K9 Sniffer Dog Blake That Helped In Genting Highlands Search & Rescue Operation Dies Of Lymphoma

In Dec 2022, the hearts of dog lovers everywhere broke upon seeing the image of Blake emerging from the site of the Genting Highlands landslide, looking tired and covered in mud.It was later reported that the K9 sniffer dog had passed out from exhaustion after an intense two-day search for victims and survivors. His heroism earned him the public’s adoration as well as accolades from the Malaysian government. Sadly, Blake has recently passed away at the age of seven after being diagnosed with stage four lymphoma.They revealed that the English Springer Spaniel was euthanized the day before (18 Sep) after being diagnosed with lymphoma on 15 Aug.Prior to that, he had been hospitalized on 14 Sep after showing a loss of appetite and signs of lethargy.However, Blake failed to respond to medication and treatment.At the same time, doctors detected that the cancer had spread aggressively throughout his body.At this point, his health had declined rapidly and there was no longer any hope of recovery. With that, the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JPBM) — to which Blake belongs — made a joint decision with the veterinarians to put him to sleep and end his suffering.

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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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