K9 Argo – Santa Clara, California

Handler – Officer T. Gratny

Rest In Peace K9 Argo

It is with our deepest sympathy that we announce the passing of the Santa Clara Police Department’s K9, Argo. Argo was a phenomenal K9 and even better partner to Officer T. Gratny. Argo served the City of Santa Clara for 6 years as a Patrol and Narcotics Detection K9. Over this time, he had 13 apprehensions, hundreds of narcotics seizures and over half a million dollars in seizure money related to narcotics prior to his retirement in 2017. Argo spent his retirement with Officer T. Gratny and family, where he was loved beyond measure. Argo passed away at 12 years old. Argo was originally purchased on behalf of the Police Department by the Sean M. Walsh Foundation; the first of many K9 contributions to our agency. We are forever grateful to Cheryl Walsh for her generosity and support of our agency. Thank you for your service Argo, you will truly be missed!

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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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