K9 Hery – Dixon, Illinois

Handler – Officer Ryan McWethy

Dixon K-9 succumbs to cancer

The Dixon Police Department announced Tuesday that K-9 Hery had passed away, following a battle with cancer.“Born in Holland in 2013, Hery was identified as an ideal service dog candidate and relocated to Shallow Creek Kennels in Pennsylvania. It was there that he met his future partner, Officer Ryan McWethy. The duo trained together for 6 weeks before returning to Dixon in November 2014 to patrol the streets together,” a post on social media said. In his 9 years with the Dixon Police Department, Hery had many notable accomplishments.“Once, while tracking an armed domestic violence suspect, Hery located the firearm hidden up in a tree. On another occasion he apprehended a suspect hiding in an attic while attempting to evade police. He also assisted in numerous search and rescue operations and located narcotics in countless homes and vehicles,” the post said.“Hery enjoyed greeting students and staff at Reagan Middle School, destroying Kong toys, stealing food off the desks of unsuspecting officers, and repeatedly chewing Officer McWethy’s squad car seat when Officer McWethy had the audacity to leave him in the car while responding to a call. K-9 Hery will be greatly missed and we thank him for his service!”

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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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