K9 Dex – Rock County, Wisconsin

Died – 12/15/18
Handler – Deputy Shawn Nolan

Retired Rock County police dog Dex has died; worked for Sheriff’s Office for six years

A well-loved and hard-working retired police dog for the Rock County Sheriff’s Office has died. Dex, a purebred German shepherd, died on Saturday of natural causes. He was 10 years old. He retired in October 2016 after starting active duty in April 2010. Dex worked in the Patrol Bureau, on the SWAT team and the Special Investigation unit. “Dex had served this county with great enthusiasm,” said Sgt. Wayne Hansen of the Sheriff’s Office. The retired police dog was partnered with Deputy Shawn Nolan, who got a new dog in July of 2017 after Dex’s retirement. Dex still lived with Nolan once he retired, sharing the house with Nolan’s new partner Max. “He assisted his partner Deputy Nolan by performing sniffs for narcotics at schools and traffic stops,” Hansen said. “He assisted and apprehended suspects in burglaries, and worked diligently in locating missing persons.” Nolen said Dex was one of the best partners he ever had the pleasure of working with, and he was spoken of very highly by fellow deputies he protected. “Rest in peace, Dex,” Hansen said.

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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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