K9 Goldie – West Godavari, India

Died – 11/15/15
Handler – Head Constable P Tirupathaiah

1st Canine in West Godavari Squad Passes Away
The first dog in West Godavari police dog squad and a male golden retriever breed, Goldie, died here Sunday morning. Goldie was taken into the police dog squad service on January 19, 2005. It was trained in Hyderabad Dog Squad Centre for 10 months in explosives category and had discharged its duty for over 12 years in the police department. It won gold and bronze medals in state police meets and also participated in All India Police Duty meet. Goldie had attended the duties during VIP visits like that of prime minister, president of India and chief minister besides threat calls, across the state. The dog, which was born in 2003, had become a family member of the police department. Its trainer and handler, head constable P Tirupathaiah led Goldie to various calls and VIP visits.The armed reserve police paid tributes to the departed dog on Sunday morning. AR DSP B Chandra Sekhar, AR officer on special duty B Ramakrishna, AR inspector K Venkat Rao, Police Officers’ Association president K Nagaraju and armed reserve staff paid homage to Goldie. The AR police fired the guns in respect of the dog. Later, they buried it in the graveyard at Ameenapet.

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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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