K9 Chico – Paulding County, Georgia

Died 7/22/15

Retired Paulding County K-9 ‘Chico’ dies at 15

Nearly six years after retiring from the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, K-9 Chico passed away this week in his sleep. He was 15. Chico, a Belgian Malinois, retired in September 2009 after more than seven years of service and was trained in patrol and narcotics detection, Cpl. Ashley Henson said Friday. During his career, Chico helped apprehend more than 30 fleeing felons and seize hundreds of pounds of drugs. When he began tiring easily and had difficulty climbing in and out of the patrol car, Chico retired. But he remained a favorite among deputies due to his unwavering desire to get drugs and “bad guys” off the street, Henson said. On Wednesday, Chico died. “Although he has been retired for such a long time, the loss of my partner has resurfaced many memories that I thought I had forgotten,” Sgt. Billy Hurst said in an emailed statement. “’Knuckle-head’ as he was sometimes affectionately known, will be sorely missed.” Chico will be buried behind the Sheriff’s Office in the K-9 memorial area where K-9 Basco and K-9 Rudi are also buried.

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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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