K9 Baron – Boone County, Missouri

Died 5/30/18
Handler – Deputy Chris Smith

Boone County Sheriff’s Department mourns loss of K9 unit

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department lost a German shepherd, Baron, during a training exercise Wednesday. Baron, who was 8 years old, “unexpectedly collapsed” and died during the exercise, according to the Boone County Fire Protection District’s twitter account. The Sheriff’s Department is unsure exactly how he died, and they “might run some tests” to find out, Detective Tom O’Sullivan said Thursday. Baron was both a narcotics and a patrol dog. Patrol dogs do things like tracking, apprehensions, building searches and article detection. Baron had served with the department since 2012, working with his trainer and handler, Deputy Chris Smith. According to the news release, Baron had a successful career in which he helped capture fleeing suspects and assisted in numerous drug arrests. “He really loved to work,” said Lt. Phil Smith, Chris Smith’s supervisor. “He was an excellent police dog.” He also said Baron was very social and loved to be petted and to play with people.

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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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