K9 Barry – Bismarck, North Dakota

Died – 6/18/19
Handler – Trooper Clark

EOW for Highway Patrol K-9 Barry

The North Dakota Highway Patrol is sad to announce the End of Watch for one of their K-9’s. According to their Facebook page, K-9 Barry passed away Tuesday, June 18th after dealing with numerous medical issues throughout the year that he simply was not able to recover from. The Highway patrol posts that they are mourning Barry’s passing and that K-9 troopers create a special bond with the dogs they are assigned to work with every day — including creating memories with their families off the force. Barry worked with Trooper Clark in the Bismarck area. The NDHP does not yet know whether or not they will replace K9 Barry. They say, “Selecting and training a police K9 can take time and is expensive. The NDHP continually asses the need for them once they leave us. Since the loss is still early it is hard to say right now if we will look to fill K9 Barry’s position with another dog.”

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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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