K9 Taylor – Gwent, Wales

Died 2/4/25
Handler – PC Marc Porter

Tributes paid to Retired Police Dog Taylor who passed away on 4th February after several years of dedicated service

Tributes have been paid to Retired Police Dog Taylor who passed away on 4th February after several years of dedicated service.A spokesperson for Gwent Police said:“It is with great sadness that we announce that on the early hours of Tuesday 4 February, RPD Taylor passed away.“Taylor worked with his handler, PC Marc Porter, as a general purpose dog for six years before he retired due to injury.“He had lots of operational success during his tenure with the dog section and was a favourite with the firearms officers, who loved working with him.“When Taylor retired he was fortunate to be able to stay with his handler and lived a fantastic life.“He really enjoyed walking his siblings to school and going away on family holidays. He was always described as a gentleman with others.“Transitioning from operational work to retirement life was an easy job for Taylor and he loved nothing more than being with his family and sharing his ‘sassy’ moments.“Our thoughts are with PC Porter and his family at this difficult time.“Thank you for your service, RPD Taylor.”

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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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