K9 Chop – Santa Barbara County, California

Died 1/22/20
Handler – Deputy Shane Moore

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s K9 Chop Dies After Medical Emergency

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office K9 Chop served his department for 11 months. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBCSO) K9 Chop died on Jan. 22, after he suffered a medical emergency and was rushed into emergency surgery. The two-year-old German shepherd was born in Germany, and completed his initial training at Inglis Police Dog Academy in Oxnard, the BCSO said in a press release. He was donated to the SBCSO by Reece and Christine Duca, who named him after one of their close friends. In 2017, a K9 team apprehended two suspects who were hiding beneath the Ducas’ home – a frightening event that spurred the couple’s desire to give back to the SBCSO’s K9 program. “We had a chance to see what these animals can do in a real-world situation,” Reece Duca told Noozhawk. “You realize that the combination of these well-trained handlers and extraordinary dogs can do things to protect the community that neither can do by themselves.” “It’s an extraordinary resource for our community and makes it safer for all of us,” he added. K9 Chop and his human partner, SBCSO Deputy Shane Moore, successfully completed 200 hours of intense training in 2019, the department said. K9 Chop was trained in building searches, human scent detection, handler protection, and apprehension, Noozhawk reported. “It was apparent in his young career that he loved going to work,” SBCSO spokesperson Raquel Zick told the Lompoc Record. “His mere presence caused the surrender and apprehension of many offenders.” The duo served their community for 11 months prior to K9 Chop’s sudden death. “He is easygoing,” Deputy Moore told Noozhawk in June of 2019. “I lucked out with him. He is friendly and accepting of the process and the work. He enjoys it.”

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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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