K9 Caesar – Mumbai, India

Died -10/13/16

Caesar, the Last Surviving 26/11 Hero Dog Passes Away

Caesar, the last surviving member of the 26/11 dog squad passed away on Thursday after a long battle with illness. The 11-year-old dog died at 9:30 am on Thursday morning and was buried with full state honours in presence of Mumbai Police officers and army jawans. Also Read: Tiger — hero of 26/11 Mumbai attacks laid to rest Caesar, the sole surviving member of the 26/11 dog squad was suffering from depression since the death of his buddies Max, Sultan and Tiger. “Caesar was on the recovery path but today his condition worsened and he died. He fought till his last breath,”said caretaker Fizza Shah Caesar was posted at Taj Hotel during the 26/11 attack and saved many lives by recovering 8 kg of RDX and finding many live bombs.

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.