K9 Joff – BCI

Died 8/26/21 

A sad farewell to Joff

On Thursday, August 26 BCI Security said farewell to one of their loyal serving friends, Joff who was one of the first working dogs in the BCI K9 Unit. Joff was exceptional at narcotics detection which earned him the nickname of 10 seconds because he was so quick at identifying substances. He quickly earned a reputation as a very good narcotics detection K9 and on occasion even police members would request his assistance. According to BCI Security owner Corinda Loots, Joff had a very good nature which made him ideal to deploy at schools for searches, as well as doing displays for nursery schools as he loved children and the attention he used to get after displays. “Do not leave your cell phone unattended or in reach of Joff, as in the blink of an eye the phone would be taken and then the mission started. “Trying to get your phone back quickly turned into a game and some anxious moments of stressing that the phone might be swiftly put out of its misery by a well-placed bite,” said Corinda. Saying goodbye to Joff was evidently hard for the BCI members as he was the gentleman of the K9 Unit and loved by everyone. “Being greeted by him when arriving at the office in the morning was a highlight to many. He was always friendly and playful, and seemed extremely happy all the time. “K9 Joff, thank you for your service. Run free across the rainbow bridge, there are more Kongs than you could ever want. Rest in peace, good boy,” said Corinda.

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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