K9 Messi – Coimbatore, India

Died – 10/13/23

Sniffer dog dies of liver infection in Coimbatore

A sniffer dog attached to the Coimbatore City Police died of liver infection on Friday, after two days of treatment.Six-year-old ‘Messi’, a female of German Shepherd breed, had served for the last five years. The sniffer dog was laid to rest with police honors on the premises of the City Police Commissionerate.Trained to sniff explosives, ‘Messi’, deployed for the visit of Chief Minister and other VVIPs, had attended 391 duty calls, police sources said.Led by M. Rajarajan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (traffic), senior police officers, dog trainers and handlers, and members of the bomb detection and disposal squad paid homage to the dog. The dog was laid to rest after a 30-gun salute by a team of armed reserve police.

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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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