K9 Kiah – Poughkeepsie, New York

Died – 2/13/23
Handler – Officer Bruzoul

Poughkeepsie Police K9 passes away

We have some unfortunate news regarding our girl Kiah. About a week ago she developed a cough and wasn’t her usual self. We took her to the vet and started antibiotics for pneumonia. Kiah wasn’t responding to the treatment and there appeared to be lung nodules on her chest X-ray. We scheduled an appointment with a specialist for 2/14. However Kiah started to not eat or drink and was not doing well. We took her to an emergency vet hospital yesterday. We were told the worst news possible… lung cancer. we left Kiah there to get some IV fluids and oxygen therapy as well as some pain management, with the intention of picking her up and taking her home for palliative care. We got the call this morning she passed away peacefully in her sleep. RIP our girl, the best K9 partner ever.
She was my partner from 2015 until now and faithfully served her community, always excited to jump in the police car and get to work. She loved the water and was amazing at agility tasks (she could balance on just about anything) she loved kids and chewing on squeaking tennis balls. She was a kind and gentle soul, taken too quickly from us.

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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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