K9 Ewa – Poteet, Texas

Handler – Lieutenant Jason Velasquez

Poteet ISD K9 succumbs after rattlesnake bite

Poteet ISD is paying tribute to K9 Ewa who succumbed to her injuries and passed away after battling a rattlesnake bite on Oct. 29, according to the district’s Facebook page.Ewa’s steadfast devotion to duty and strong spirit will be greatly missed by her handler Lieutenant Jason Velasquez, the Velasquez family, the Poteet ISD Police Department, Poteet Independent School District and to all who had the privilege of interacting with Ewa, who always displayed an assertive and loving demeanor to all. The district honors Ewa for her remarkable dedication as a Narcotic K9 Officer within the Poteet ISD Police Department and her selfless dedication to duty. Ewa, 4, was a female Belgian Malinois born in Poland and adopted from the Military Working Dog program at Lackland Air Force Base. Ewa faithfully served beside her partner Lieutenant Velasquez for two years during her tenure as a narcotic K9 and assisted with well over 1,000 searches during her service as a police K9 officer, according to Poteet ISD. A typical workday entailed daily deployment searches and training searches which yielded results that deterred drug use or abuse within the school district. Ewa specialized in searching for all four narcotics listed as Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin and Methamphetamine as she was nationally certified by the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association.Ewa was not only a partner, but a beloved family member who will be deeply missed. Thank you for your service, high drive and attention to duty and loyal companionship.

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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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