K9 Boss – West Virginia Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation

Handler – Cpl. Zac Eakle

WVDCR mourns the loss of K9 Boss over the weekend

The West Virginia Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation (WVDCR) is mourning the loss of beloved K9 Boss.According to the WVDCR, throughout his life and career, K9 Boss assisted the WVSP and local police departments in the tri-state area with numerous call-outs in tandem with many handlers and WVDCR Special Operations Team members. For the past six years, K9 Boss was assigned to WVDCR Spec. Ops K9 Handler Cpl. Zac Eakle with a home office at Pruntytown Correctional Center & Jail.This WVDCR Special Operations duo was notably successful for two apprehensions.On Thanksgiving Night, 2017, they apprehended an escapee from Pruntytown Correctional Center & Jail.In April 2022, K9 Boss and Cpl. Eakle apprehended another escapee who absconded while on a court trip at the Taylor County Courthouse.In early December, K9 Boss had his spleen and a large mass removed, but the cancerous mass returned a few weeks later.Sadly, K9 Boss succumbed to his illness on January 6, 2024. K9 Boss was nine years old.

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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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