K9 Loki – Washington, Illinois

Handler – Sgt. Ron Moore

Washington K9 dies after medical complications

The Washington Police Department is mourning after the death of its 4-year-old K9 Loki on Monday.According to a Washington police Facebook post, Loki died of medical complications while under veterinary care.Loki was a Dutch Shepherd breed born in the Netherlands and brought to Washington. He was paired with Sgt. Ron Moore, who said he wanted to be a K9 handler growing up and has been living the dream while working with Loki.“I am heartbroken and devastated, to say the least,” Moore stated. “Loki and I spent so much time together, and he was a man’s best friend. As devastating and heartbreaking as this moment is for me, the past four years have been some of the best years of my life. I got to live my childhood dream with the best dog a guy could ask for.”Moore also thanked the citizens of Washington, the Washington Police Department and Macon County K9 Training Academy for the wonderful memories he was able to make with Loki.

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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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