K9 Dino – Fermanagh, Ireland

PD Dino has passed away

A police dog who served with the PSNI in Fermanagh and Omagh, has died suddenly after a short illness. PD Dino has retired two weeks prior to falling sick. A PSNI spokesperson said: “Most of you will remember PD Dino. Its with a heavy heart that I bring the news of his sudden death after a short illness. “PD Dino had retired from duty two weeks prior to this. “He will be missed by his handler, dog section colleagues and all of us here in G District. Thank you to Thin Blue Paw Foundation for supporting PD Dino through his short illness. A spokesperson for the Thin Blue Paw charity, which supports serving and retired police dogs across the UK, said: “RPD Dino had a very successful career with the Police Service of Northern Ireland Dog Unit and will be greatly missed by his handler and colleagues.

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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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