K9 Buddy – University of North Carolina

Died – 8/29/17

‘BIG PAW PRINTS TO FILL:’ FORMER UNC POLICE DOG DIES

The University of North Carolina Police Department announced that former UNC police K9 officer “Buddy” died Tuesday.The police dog served the UNC-Chapel Hill community from 2007 through 2015. “A lot of treasured personalities have walked the hallowed halls at UNC or graced Tar Heel courts and playing fields, but among the most universally adored to call Carolina home was Buddy,” a UNC Police spokesperson said in a statement. The Labrador Retriever was trained in explosives detection and was certified through the International Police Work Dog Association. The dog helped in security searches for hundreds of large athletic events and campus visits high-profile guest speakers, including former President Barrack Obama. “Buddy” spent retirement years in the care of his longtime handler, Lieutenant Mosher.

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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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