K9 Mag – South Haven, Mississippi

Died – 2/10/23

Southaven Police Department Mourns Loss Of Retired

The Southaven Police Department posted on social media about the passing of a retired police service dog.12-year-old Mag, a Belgian Malinois, passed away on February 10th in the company of his former handler and family.Mag served with the police department as a Patrol and Explosive Detection K9 from 2011-2017. He was a highly decorated K-9 and achieved several accolades at the American Working Dog K-9 Olympics in Denver, Indiana.He placed 1st overall in Patrol and 1st in Area Search in 2012. He also placed 2nd overall in Explosive Vehicle Detection in 2016.In addition to serving the City of Southaven at a high level for many years, Mag also was utilized in mutual aid capacities for explosive sweeps at the University of Mississippi and several other law enforcement agencies whenever called upon to do so. After retirement, Mag spent the remainder of his days at home with his former handler and family. Here is what the police department said about Mag,“Mag was an outstanding canine who was loved by many within the Southaven Police Department and left a lasting impact on everyone that he was around. We ask that you keep his handler and family in your thoughts and prayers during this time”

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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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