K9 Jager – Pinellas, Florida

Handler – Cpl. Martin

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office on Friday shared the sad news of the passing of one of their retired K-9s.K-9 Jager died suddenly, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. Born in 2009 in the Czech Republic, he was a patrol canine from November 2010 to November 2017. During those seven years, the sheriff’s office said K-9 Jager caught more than 200 suspects with handler Cpl. Paul Martin. The K-9 was certified as an Explosive Detector Canine and went into retirement in 2018. K-9 Jager conducted numerous explosive searches at events such as Gasparilla, Toronto Blue Jays spring training, the Epiphany, presidential and dignitary visits and the St. Pete Grand Prix, the sheriff’s office reports. K-9 Jager enjoyed retirement with Cpl. Martin and his family and his K-9 brother, Guinness. They often took trips to the Florida Keys.

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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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