K9 Argo – Peel Canada

Died – 10/26/22
Handler – Const. John Cook

Decorated Mississauga, Brampton police dog who helped in 366 arrests mourned

One of the Peel Regional Police force’s longest-serving and most highly decorated police dogs has died. Argo, a Belgian Shepherd who helped his partner in the K9 unit, Const. John Cook, make 366 arrests in Mississauga and Brampton since 2013, died on Wednesday (Oct. 26) of natural causes. He was 11 years old.Together, Cook and Argo responded to more than 2,600 calls across Peel in their years together and they earned multiple commendations, according to Peel police. “Rest easy, Argo,” a Peel police tweet posted today (Oct. 27) reads. The Twitter post prompted numerous responses and condolence messages.“Condolences. Argo was a champ,” one respondent wrote.“Gratitude and RIP, dear Argo. You gave more to your community in your 11 years than some adult humans who are still searching for their purpose in life,” another commented.A Peel police news release from 2018 featured Argo as the force looked to the community for help in providing areas in which Peel police dogs could train with their handlers. He was trained to track criminals, locate missing people and detect explosives,” the release read.“Argo worked hard every day to help his handler, Const. John Cook, protect the community.

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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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