K9 Dioge – Arena, Wisconsin

Died – 3/2/23
Handler – Chief Nicholas Stroik

Village of Arena K-9 passes away

The village of Arena is honoring the life of its late K-9 Dioge.The Village said Dioge passed away Thursday afternoon after a two and a half week “battle with rapidly deteriorating health.” He passed at home surrounded by his family.Dioge was born in March 2010, and worked with the Arena Police Department for 11.5 years before retiring at the end of 2022.The village said that Dioge was a wonderful dog who made those around him laugh, and as a K-9, he sent several people to jail, found evidence and helped find multiple missing people.Dioge used to get excited watching his handler put on his uniform, because he knew that meant he’d go to work soon.”Dioge will be missed by those that knew him personally and it is a comfort to know that he touched so many lives in such a positive manner,” a Facebook post by the village reads. “Go and play ball forever in the yard.”

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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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