K9 Loreto – Perry, Ohio

Died 7/16/20
Handler – Lieutenant Michael J Collins

The Village of Perry Police Department is sad to announce that today retired Police Canine Loreto at the age of 14 yrs old has passed and started his next journey in life by crossing over the Rainbow bridge. Loreto was sworn in as a Police Officer in November of 2007. Loreto and his partner Lieutenant Michael J Collins started their training in September of 2007. The team trained at Excell K9 under Master Trainer Paul Shaunessy and graduated in November of 2007. Loreto was involved in many community events throughout the Perry and surrounding communities. He was a fixture in the Perry Local School District School Buildings as a resource Officer and mascot and enjoyed camping with his family and friends at Perry Park and the James family campsite. Loreto retired in January of 2017 and became a family dog and enjoyed his retirement with his family. A special thank you Lt. Mike Collins,the Perry Community and Village of Perry and the Madison Veterinary Hospital, who donated their services with Loreto’s passing. Also, thanks to Barkley Pet Service for the cremation and their compassion and service through this sad time.

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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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