K9 Hado – Thomasville, Georgia

Died – 9/3/19
Handler – Sgt. Daniel Powers

Retired police canine dies at 13

Thomasville Police Department Sgt. Daniel Powers’ best friend died Tuesday. Hado, a retired police canine, was 13. Before and after retirement in 2017, Hado, a handsome German shepherd, made his home with Powers. Man and dog worked 12-hour police shifts together, then went home together. “I spent more time with him than my family,” Powers said. “We were together non-stop.” Hado, who lived with the Powers family after retirement, suffered from arthritis and kidney disease. He lived a year longer than expected, considering the debilitating illnesses. Hado earned top awards in narcotics and patrol categories in U.S. Police Canine Association competition. The dog was responsible for more than 1,000 narcotics arrests and tracked down numerous bad guys in felony arrests. His expertise was not only used locally, but through Southwest Georgia. “Ninety-nine percent of the people give up when they see him running after them,” Powers said. Hado went to Powers’ rescue anytime the canine sensed the officer was in danger. Powers stepped down as a canine officer when Hado retired. Brandon Kent, a TPD canine officer, said his canine, Koda, is with him 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “They would die for us,” Kent said about police dogs, adding that Koda senses his emotions before they are expressed. “They become your best friend for sure.” TPD canine officer Grady Shiver said his canine, Tank, is moody. “He’s a challenge. I love hm to death,” Shiver said. Tank is loving, but gets tired of being told what to do. “They look after you and protect you,” Powers said.

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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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