K9 Dax – Warsaw, Indiana

Died 10/28/19
Handler – by Cpl. Phil Reed

Warsaw Police Department mourns the loss of the K9 Dax

The Warsaw Police Department announced on Facebook Wednesday of the passing of K9 “Dax”, who had recently been retired from the department. Dax was a Belgian Malinois dog and was born in Holland on 4/25/2010. He joined the department on April 1, 2013, and was handled by Cpl. Phil Reed. At 95lbs, Dax was the largest K9 in the county and served his entire career on the midnight shift. The department says the obedience, loyalty, and love Dax displayed for Phil were undeniable. Dax assisted the Warsaw Police Department and other surrounding agencies in countless searches for narcotics and fleeing suspects. He could often be seen during public appearances showing off his skills of locating drugs, finding people, and bringing fleeing felons to justice. On September 5th of this year, Dax was taken out of service because of a diagnosis of brain cancer. He was no longer called upon to patrol the streets of Warsaw and was able to rest solely a member of the Reed family at home. Still, WPD provided treatment for cancer and Dax continued to fight the disease. On October 28th, during treatment, Dax suddenly took a turn for the worse, losing his fight with cancer. At the time of his passing, Warsaw’s K9 was surrounded by Cpl. Reed and his family.

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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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