K9 Rambo – Coimbatore, India

Died 12/6/19

10- year old sniffer dog Rambo dies of age related illness in Coimbatore

The 10-year old Sniffer Dog of Detective Dog Squad of the City police died here Friday, due to age related illness, putting the entire police department in gloom. Rambo, a male Doberman was commissioned with the dog squad and was trained for a year from 2010 to 2011 and worked in several cases of identifying explosives. Rambo had worked on 621 calls on duty, police said. Rambo was being treated at the Coimbatore Poly Veterinary Hospital from November 23, due to age-related ailments and died today. Rambo secured third place in the All India Breeds Championship Dog Show at Thrissur, Kerala in 2010 and stood second in Coimbatore Kennel Club, All Breeds Championship Dog Show recently.

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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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