K9 Dunja – Pope, Arkansas

Died – 12/7/23
Handler – Officer Hugh Davis

Pope County deputies say goodbye to K-9 officer

The Pope County Sheriff’s Office took to social media Thursday to say goodbye to one of their most loyal partners.According to the Facebook post, Retired Forest Service K-9 Officer Dunja had been battling cancer for some time and was humanely euthanized to end her suffering.The post said that Dunja served with distinction alongside her handler Officer Hugh Davis in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest until she was retired on September 25, 2021. Officer Davis then began a new position as a Special Agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife.The post said that Dunja was born on March 24, 2014, in the Netherlands.Dunja spent her final day at the Pope County Sheriff’s Office performing a final narcotics detection and a bite on a decoy with a hidden sleeve, according to the post.She then had a sendoff by state, county and local officers.

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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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