K9 Bobo – Lubbock, Texas

Died – 2/22/24
Handler – Officer Nathan Zalman

Lubbock Police mourn loss of K9 dog who died days before retirement

The Lubbock Police Department shared a video on social media on Monday of the heartbreaking loss of its K9 unit dog, Bobo, who passed away on February 22, just days before his retirement. Bobo’s handler, Officer Nathan Zalman, shared some memories of his time with the four-legged member of LPD.Bobo the Belgian Malinois joined LPD in 2016 and was assigned to Corporal James Smith. Bobo was with CPL. Smith for about a year and a half before Officer Zalman handled him.The Belgian Malinois was trained in narcotic detection and patrol apprehension. Zalman said Bobo was responsible for “multiple apprehensions.”“He was a little bit different than everybody else,” Zalman said. When Bobo had done a good job working, his reward was a game of tug of war. Tug of war wasn’t the only thing Bobo enjoyed. Officer Zalman said he loved Rosa’s chips. Every once in a while when the two would go to Rosa’s drive-through together, Zalman treated Bobo to a couple of chips.“He was sent to retire at the end of February,” Zalman said. “His last shift was spent at the vet,” Zalman said.He had gotten sick and lost his energy and the decision was made to put him down after the vet said there wasn’t much they could do for Bobo.

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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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