K9 Dyzio – Clinton County, Indiana

Died – 6/19/16
Handler – Sgt. Ryan Ashlock

Clinton County Sheriff’s Office mourns loss of police dog

The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a K-9 officer. According to the agency, K-9 Deputy Dyzio died early Sunday from an illness. Sgt. Ryan Ashlock served as Dyzio’s handler. They were a certified dual-purpose patrol dog team through the North American Police Work Dog Association, according to the sheriff’s office. They started K-9 school together and graduated as one of the top teams in their class in October 2010. Dyzio started working with the department in November 2010. Ashlock was by Dyzio’s side as his partner passed away. The German shepherd was trained at Faus K-9 (now F&M K-9) in Elkhart. He originally came from Poland and was born in 2008. Dyzio is credited with almost 100 arrests in his nearly six years with the department. He located several pounds of illegal drugs and was utilized nearly 500 times. Clinton County Sheriff Jeff Ward said Dyzio will be greatly missed, adding that he was a “valuable asset to the agency but more importantly, he was a loving friend and partner to his handler.”

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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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