K9 Felix – Plymouth, Massachusetts

Died 3/22/19
Handler – Officer Larson

Four year old K9 forced to retire due to untreatable cancer

With heavy heart and deep regret, local police announced the sudden retirement of K-9 Felix from the department Thursday. The 4-year-old black German shepherd recently fell severely ill and was diagnosed with an aggressive, untreatable and terminal form of cancer. “K-9 Felix has served the town of Plymouth with honor and courage in the apprehension of numerous violent criminals as well as locating missing children and evidence,” the department said in a statement. K-9 Felix joined the department in 2017 and was assigned to Officer Keith Larson in the patrol division. His last tour of duty will be Friday, when he will be laid to rest at 2:30 p.m. at the Court Street Animal Hospital at 136 Court St. Local police will honor Felix’ service with an honor guard as Larson escorts him to the animal hospital. Immediately following, K-9 Felix will be taken to Angel View Crematory and Cemetery in Middleborough by police procession. The public is invited to attend. Larson started training with Felix two years ago. They hit the streets as a team in July 2017. “He was a great partner, a great motivated working police dog. We’re going to miss him dearly,” Larson said.

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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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