K9 Faust – Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway

Died 3/25/20
Handler – Officer Bryan Schaffer

Beloved police K-9 Faust passes away following life dedicated to others, procession held at Clay Chalkville Animal Clinic

It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of K-9 Faust, a decorated German Shepherd who served on the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Police Department for eight years, before retiring three years ago into the care of his handler, Bryan Schaffer.Faust passed away of natural cases at his home on March 25. He was 13. “My heart has broken,” Schaffer said. “My best friend and retired K-9 Faust just passed away. He was a true gift from God.” The beloved canine was transported by a multi-agency police procession to the Clay Chalkville Animal Clinic for a private ceremony. “My sincere thanks and appreciation to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, Justin Howard of the Birmingham Police Department, Jon Faust of the Norfolk Southern Railroad Police, Ashley Nichole Branaman, Scott Singer and Dr Charles Hart, Dr Hugh Washington and the entire staff of Clay-Chalkville Animal Clinic for going above and beyond in honoring K-9 Faust this morning,” Schaffer posted on Facebook. “He deserved every bit of it.” Faust worked in explosives detection and patrol departments throughout his eight-year career. During his time in service, Faust won multiple awards. He retired on March 3, 2017, and was sent off into retirement following a police dispatch as Schaffer and Faust shared a final moment as co-workers inside their patrol vehicle. “K9 partner Faust has completed his last shift after serving as an explosive detection and police service canine for eight years and one day,” the radio dispatcher said. “He is now officially retired. Faust, thank you for your service. We wish you a long and healthy retirement.”

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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