K9 Diana – Coimbatore, India

Died 10/25/18
Handler – Mathankumar

Sniffer dog Diana has died

Diana, a retired service dog attached to the dog squad of Coimbatore City Police, died here on Thursday. The nine-year-old Labrador retriever was with the dog squad from March 2010 to March 2017 for narcotics detection. Personnel with the dog squad bade final adieu to their favourite dog and buried it after paying respects. Diana, regarded as one of the best performing dogs that worked with the city police, leaves behind several laurels she had won in duty meets and dog shows. K.N. Kamaraj, special sub-inspector in charge of the dog squad, said that the dog was being taken care of by its handler V. Mathankumar ever since it retired from service. The dog had been undergoing treatment for age-related issues from October, 4. Following Diana’s retirement in 2017, the squad purchased a Doberman as its successor to take care of narcotics detection. “We had taken Diana and the new recruit dog to then Commissioner of Police A. Amalraj. He proposed that the new dog could be named after its predecessor. The handler did not have any issues and thus, the Doberman was also named Diana, which is now two years old,” said Mr. Kamaraj. Diana was part of several narcotic hauls and searches conducted by the Narcotics Intelligence Bureau. Currently, the dog squad has 10 dogs out of which five are service dogs and three are retired ones.

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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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