K9 Dare – Rancho Cucamonga, California

Died – 10/7/22
Handler – Corporal Ryan Girard

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department dog dies

A dog that served with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for a decade died on Friday. The Sheriff’s Department described the dog, a female bloodhound named Dare, as a trailblazer of the force who “pioneered” the department’s K9 program.Dare was a scent and tracking K9 with the Sheriff’s Department for nearly 10 years.She was partnered with Corporal Ryan Girard in 2012 at the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department, and in the years that followed, the two worked together on more than 250 “confirmed finds.”The Sheriff’s Department regularly updated the community on Dare’s exploits — sharing photos of her as a pup, images of her on the job with her handler and she even took over the department’s social media for a day. In 2021, Dare retired to live with Girard as a family pet. “She served the residents of San Bernardino County for many years and we will always be thankful for her service,” the Sheriff’s Department said on social media. Her cause of death was not released, but experts say bloodhounds on average live to be between 7 and 10 years of age.

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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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