K9 Bodie – Pleasant Hill, California

Died 7/6/24
Handler – Corporal Andrew Kuhn

Pleasant Hill Police Dept. bids farewell to K-9 officer Bodie

It is with great sadness that the Pleasant Hill Police Department announced the passing of its police K-9 Bodie. Bodie’s end of watch came July 6, after an unexpected health complication while off-duty.Bodie, a Belgian Malinois and Dutch Shepherd mix, was born in the Netherlands on January 30, 2017. The department purchased Bodie from Adlerhorst International, based in Riverside, California, in March 2020. After 6 weeks of intensive training with Cpl. Andrew Kuhn, Bodie was certified and began service on patrol that May, according to Sgt. Ron Priebe, who oversees Pleasant Hill’s K-9 Unit.PHPD’s K-9 started unit in 2004 and Bodie and Cpl. Kuhn were the 6th K-9 team in the unit’s history. Until recently, the agency maintained two K-9/handler teams on patrol. Unfortunately, due to current staffing limitations, Priebe noted the department hasn’t been able to move forward with testing for new handlers and dogs since Bodie and Cpl. Kuhn’s fellow team K-9 team retired.No formal plans for a memorial are yet in place but Priebe said it is being discussed. “We’ve never had a memorial for past K-9s, but we do have photos of all the handlers and their dogs in one of our hallways at the station. We also make memorial plaques for our handlers when the dogs either retire or pass,” he added. Many in his community will remember Bodie from his regular appearances as part of the annual National Night Out events. Please join the Pleasant Hill Police in thanking K-9 Bodie for his service to the community.

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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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