K9 Jhansi – Punajanur, India

Died 12/30/22

Truck runs over BRT Tiger Reserve sniffer dog

In a tragic incident, the forest department’s sniffer dog — Jhansi — which was deputed at Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district, was killed in an accident. The incident occurred near Punajanur on December 30. According to foresters, Jhansi, a German Shepherd, was on regular training by its handlers, forest guard Basavaraj and watcher Siddaramanna, at Punajanur when a pack of around 20 stray dogs tried to attack the sniffer dog.Jhansi, who was panicked, started to run amok in fear trying to escape from the stray dogs. Despite efforts from handlers to chase the stray dogs away, the pack continued to bark at the sniffer dog. Jhansi while trying to escape ran towards the main road and came under the wheels of a truck and died on the spot. The German Shepherd which had undergone seven months rigorous training in Chandigarh with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was inducted into the BRT Tiger Reserve in November 2021 to detect wildlife crimes and was housed at K Gudi.

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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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