K9 Dark – Chillicothe, Ohio

Chillicothe P.D. K9 Dark has passed

Early morning hours today Dark had a medical emergency and went into distress. I unfortunately had to make the decision to have him put to sleep. It was pretty unexpected since he was fine hours before while hanging out. I’ve had a lot of dogs and a lot of German Shepherds. He by far was the best dog I’ve ever had. Most handsome perfect GSD there was. Definition of breed standard. He was with me for the last 10 years basically non stop all day and all night. He was fiercely protective and loyal beyond a shadow of a doubt. It’s different when it’s your K9 partner because you spend almost the entirely of your life with that dog. He was with me more than my wife and kids. I’m lucky to have been able to have such a great dog and partner with me for so long. He worked way longer than most K9s work and did an absolute great job doing it. I always thought he’d be one of the German Shepherd’s that lived to 14 or 15. His Birthday was coming up (10/12) and though he would have been 12 he really did act 5 or 6. The positive of this is he won’t be absolutely bored not working and not understanding why I go to work without him. Here are just some of his photos. I’m glad I took a ton of photos and videos and posted them to the K9 Dark page. The best dog ever. For his memory Support and sign Police K-9 Bill Of Rights so they get the equipment for working and are taken care of when retired by criminals seized monies.for the medical benefits they deserve and worked for when retired.

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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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