K9 Hondo – Paulding County, Georgia

Died 7/25/16
Handler – Gary Sheriff Gulledge

Paulding K-9 Officer Hondo Dies

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the passing of one of its own — retired canine officer, Hondo. Hondo, who was 14 years old, passed away in his sleep on Monday, July 25, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. He began his service with the sheriff’s office in November 2003 and retired in July 2012. A dual-purpose K-9 officer, Hondo was trained in both patrol and narcotics detection. His first handler, when he came to the United States from the Czech Republic in 2003, was current Paulding County Gary Sheriff Gulledge. “Although he has been retired for such a long time, the loss of K-9 Hondo has resurfaced many memories that I thought I had forgotten,” said Lt. Billy Hurst, the supervisor of Paulding’s K-9 unit. “He will be sorely missed.” During his career, Hondo was responsible for numerous felony apprehensions and many narcotics seizures, the sheriff’s office said. “K-9 Hondo will be remembered for his relentless drive and his unwavering desire to find narcotics and ‘bad guys’,” a sheriff’s office press release said. Hondo was laid to rest behind the sheriff’s office in the K-9 Memorial area, alongside fellow officers Basco, Rudi and Chico

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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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