K9 Bondo – Victoria, Canada

Handler – Sgt. Calvin Ewer

Retired police service dog dies after eight years with VicPD

Bondo, who worked with the unit from December 2010 until May 2018, was 9 years old. Bondo’s handler, Sgt. Calvin Ewer, said the German Shepherd “loved every aspect of being a working dog” and shared a birthday with Ewer’s daughter. “He made a real connection with my family which was very special for me.” When Bondo retired in May, he was replaced by a new service dog named Havoc, but Ewer said if it was up to Bondo he would have preferred to keep at it. “Bondo worked for almost eight years and deserved to enjoy retirement,” he said. In a tweet, VicPD said: “Our thoughts are with Bondo’s handler and family.” VicPD police dog Bondo will be added to the wall of honor in the lobby of the Victoria police station after the retired member of the K9 unit died over the weekend.

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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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