K9 Jontar – Dakota, Nebraska

Handler – Deputy Jason James

Jontar, K-9 with Dakota County Sheriff’s Office, passes away

Jontar, the K-9 service dog serving with the Dakota County Sheriff’s office has died after an illness, the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office said in a release. Jontar was a 4-year-old German Shepard that had served with the sheriff’s office since 2012. His handler was Deputy Jason James. Jontar was purchased by the Dakota County K9 Foundation through a grant from the Gardner Foundation before being donated to the sheriff’s office. A dual purpose K-9, Jontar was trained in drug detection and apprehension. James and Jontar did conducted many drug finds, public demonstrations, school searches and more during the dog’s career. Recently, Jontar fell ill, and was taken to Dr. Phil Kramper at the Willis Animal Clinic in Jackson, Neb. Jontar was transferred to the Iowa State Veterinary Hospital in Ames, Iowa, for advanced care. The cause of the illness was an aggressive bacterial infection, and the treatment was unsuccessful. Jontar lived with James and his family, and the office said he will be greatly missed by his co-workers.

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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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