K9 Eko – Sacramento, California

Died 1/24/20
Handler – Sgt. Jenkins

Retired Sacramento police dog dies after being diagnosed with lymphoma

A beloved retired police dog who had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma died last week, according to a heartbreaking announcement by California officials. Eko the German Shepherd, who retired from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s office in 2016, was 13. The former K9 pooch died on Friday, the Sacramento Sheriff K9 Association wrote in a Facebook post. “He was paired with former K9 Handler Sgt. Jenkins in January of 2009,” the announcement said of Eko. “K9 Eko and Sgt Jenkins had a successful partnership while serving the community of Sacramento. K9 Eko retired in August of 2016 and he spent his retirement with Sgt Jenkins’ family being spoiled and loved.” The announcement did not specify when Eko was diagnosed with lymphoma. Eko was born in the Czech Republic. The Facebook post included a pair of endearing photos of the dog, including one with Sgt. Jenkins.
“Thank you K9 Eko for your devoted service to the citizens of Sacramento County and the Sheriff’s office,” the announcement concluded.

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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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