K9 Blake – Genting Highlands, Malaysia

Died – 12/16/22

K9 rescue dog succumbs to fatigue after 2 days of 24-hour snooping for buried landslide victims

An English Springer Spaniel named Blake collapsed from exhaustion after working for two consecutive days, snooping for buried landslide victims near Genting Highlands on Dec. 16. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Norazam Khamis said Blake fell over from fatigue after working around the clock to track down trapped individuals. “After two days of slogging, more than the allotted time, they (sniffer dogs) are in too much need of rest and recovery, although they are not injured,” said Norazam. “So at this stage we will rotate them in turn, starting with three (dogs) first, then we will use the rest,” he added. Photos shared online by Facebook pages KPKT Malaysia and Korporat JBPM showed the challenging terrain and conditions the rescue dogs faced.K-9 dogs were activated at the site to help locate people buried in the thick mud. There are 11 sniffer dogs on standby at the scene, six from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Service, four from the Royal Malaysian Police and one from the Malaysian Army.

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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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