K9 Grep – Pauline County, Georgia

Died 1/13/17
1ST Handler – Sgt. Ashley Henson
2ND Handler – Deputy Ricky Waters

Paulding Canine Unit Grep Dies at 13

Paulding County Sheriff’s deputies are mourning the loss of Grep, a 13-year-old retired canine officer who died on Friday. Grep began his service with the sheriff’s office in December 2004 and retired in October 2013. He was a dual-purpose K-9 unit, trained in both patrol functions and narcotics detection. Although Grep had been retired for more than three years, the sheriff’s office says he was beloved by many in the community. Over the course of his career, he was responsible for numerous felony apprehensions and narcotics seizures. K-9 Grep was handled by Sgt. Ashley Henson for the first seven years of his career, until Henson was promoted to the full-time role of public information officer. After that, he was handled by Deputy First Class Rickey Waters. “Grep was a great dog and an asset to Paulding County,” said Sheriff Gary Gulledge. “He was also the brother to my dog, K-9 Hondo. Law Enforcement canines live their lives to serve the communities they work for; K-9 Grep was the epitome of this. He will be sorely missed by us all.” Grep passed away peacefully with those who loved him most by his side, the sheriff’s office said. He will be laid to rest at a 4 p.m. memorial service Thursday in the K-9 memorial area behind the sheriff’s office, where K-9 Basco, K-9 Rudie, K-9 Chico and K-9 Hondo also are buried.

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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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