K9 Clyde – Wayne State University

Died – 6/10/21
Handler – The late Collin Rose

K-9 of fallen Wayne State officer Collin Rose passes away

Clyde, the retired Wayne State University Police K9 who was partnered with fallen officer Collin Rose, has died. The Officer Collin Rose Memorial Foundation posted on social media that Clyde crossed the rainbow bridge on Thursday. Clyde was partnered with Rose in late 2013 and worked with him until Rose was murdered in November 2016. He lived with Collin’s fiancée, Nikki, until his death. “Clyde had a great life. He was an extremely effective working dog that everyone feared. Collin loved that about him. He had a great retirement. We hope you will pause for a moment with us and imagine the reuniting of Collin and Clyde in heaven,” the foundation posted. Rose was shot in the head on Nov. 22, 2016 near Wayne State. He stopped to investigate a man on a blue mountain bike. In March 2017, a suspect in the shooting of two Detroit police officers was also considered a “prime suspect” in Rose’s murder. DNA evidence linked Raymond Durham to the murder of Sgt. Rose.

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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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