K9 Oxx – Delta County, Colorado

Died – 10/19/20
Handler – Sergeant Keith Sanders

Sadly, Delta Says Goodbye to K9 Oxx

K9 Oxx was an award winner police dog. He was an active member of the Colorado Police Canine Association & the National Police Canine Association during his entire career. In 2013 K9 Oxx was awarded the Colorado Police Canine Association Patrol Case of the Year. In 2016, K9 Oxx earned the Colorado Police Canine Association Detector Case of the year. In 2015 K9 Oxx was awarded the National Police Canine Patrol Case of the Quarter. A law enforcement procession was held Tuesday morning in Delta to honor and pay respects to Oxx for his years of service to the community. I know it’s a sad time for the Delta County Sheriff’s Office and for Oxx’s partner Sergeant Keith Sanders. It’s like losing a friend or a member of your family. We send along our condolences along with our thanks and kudos to Oxx for his years of courageously and faithfully fighting crime in western Colorado.

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.