K9 Cado – Dakota County, Minnesota

Handler – Deputy Brian Smidt

Retired Dakota County K9 Cado put to sleep

With heavy hearts, the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Office announced Wednesday that former K9 Cado had to be put to sleep over the weekend. Cado was suffering significant health issues, according to the sheriff’s office. Cado, a German shepherd, was born in Oct. 2012 in Slovakia and came to the United States in April 2013. Deputy Brian Smidt and Cado attended the St. Paul Police Canine Academy together and worked as a team in Dakota County for three years. Cado was trained in the areas of building searches, tracking, evidence recovery, suspect apprehension and handler protection. Deputy Smidt and Cado also completed training for the detection of drugs. When Cado was not working, he enjoyed playing with his toys and going for walks. After leaving the Sheriff’s Office in 2016, Cado was adopted by a family in southern Minnesota and enjoyed them very much.

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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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