K9 Ava – Eupora, Mississippi

Died 1/2/20
Handler – Deputy Casey Henderson

K9 Ava served with the Webster County Sheriff’s Office and was laid to rest after battling serious health issues. Our thoughts and prayers go out to K9 Ava’s partner, Deputy Casey Henderson, fellow officers and family. Thank you K9 Ava for your service. Run free warrior girl – you have earned your wings.

From K9 Ava’s partner:

Today we said goodbye to my partner “K9 Ava”, as we sat holding her while she took her last breath after battling health issues for the past few months. K9 Ava served the citizens of Webster County as K9 since 2011 where she was apart of the Webster County Sheriffs Office & recently with the Eupora Police Department. K9 Ava was responsible for many drug arrest and thousands of dollars of drug money being seized throughout her career. I purchased K9 Ava at 5 months old to train her and ask her to do these things and she done it lovingly every single time we went out on patrol. K9 Ava loved kids and visiting the schools and daycares. Mostly she loved my family and I will be forever grateful for her being apart of our lives and touching us the way she did.

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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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