K9 Bosko – Rogers, Oklahoma

Died – 11/19/23
Handler – Cpl. Fullerton

Rogers County Sheriff’s Office K-9 dies after being diagnosed with cancer

The Rogers County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) said a K-9 died today after he was diagnosed with cancer late last week.RCSO said K-9 Bosko joined the department in March 2021 and was a state certified K-9 through CLEET and held national certifications through the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association and the North American Police Work Dog Association.“Bosko was assigned to Then Cpl. Fullerton, who attended the Bluedrive K9 school in Cookeville, TN where they were certified as a team and began their far too short but successful and storied career together,” RCSO said. RCSO said during Bosko’s career, Bosko and Fullerton were responsible for finding:
52.589 kilograms of methamphetamine.
6.44 grams of heroin.
30.988 kilograms of fentanyl.
347 various pieces of drug paraphernalia.

RCSO also said Bosko located four wanted felons on K-9 tracks and once apprehended a felon wanted in multiple states fleeing police.“Bosko you were loved by many, feared by a few, and will be missed by all,” RCSO said.

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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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