K9 Max – Wiltshire, England

Handler – PC Tracy Doughty

Sadness as Wiltshire Police dog ‘feared by criminals’ dies

PD Max died aged nearly 13 having retired from Wiltshire Police in 2019.The news was shared on Wiltshire Police Dogs’ X account, saying: “Some sad news, retired PD Max has passed away, at nearly 13. “He was a fantastic police dog, feared equally by criminals and the training staff! Rest easy big man.”One person responded: “So sorry to hear this RIP Max thank you for all your service.”Another called him a “warrior among doggos”, wishing he would “sleep well.”When he retired, his handler, PC Tracy Doughty, told the Salisbury Journal: “Max has a very strong presence.”He has been challenging to work with but he’s a big softy really, and I’ll miss his ‘verbal opinion’.”He will remain living with me, and he is already loving being inside on the sofa.”He’s looked after me, so it’s up to me now to do the same for him.”It was reported that one of Max’s proudest moments was locating offenders involved in a series of burglaries in Swindon.He also received two awards where Max’s skills were pivotal to locating a suspect.

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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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