K9 Dexter – Yakima, Washington

Died – 11/9/18
Handler – Officer Mark McKinney

Former Yakima police dog Dexter died at age 9

Dexter, a retired Yakima police dog, died Friday from illness, according to Yakima police. Dexter, a 9-year-old German shepherd, served in the police department for six years, retiring in May. “He was one of the more outstanding dogs,” said Lt. Shawn Boyle. “You could take him around kids and things.” But he was also a dedicated police dog, Boyle said. Dexter is credited with apprehending about 100 suspects in 300 deployments. Dexter was also involved in several operations with the department’s SWAT team. Born in Germany, Dexter spent his career with Officer Mark McKinney, who purchased Dexter from the city when the dog was retired. McKinney is currently the handler for the department’s new police dog, Trex.

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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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