K9 PC – Pueblo County, Colorado

Died – 12/27/18
Handler – Deputy Talton

Pueblo County canine crime fighter dies after battle with cancer

K-9 PC passed away Dec. 27 after a short battle with cancer, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. PC was an 11-year-old Dutch shepherd who had served as a canine crime fighter for the county since 2009.”We are saddened by the loss of PC, who was a great asset to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office for nearly a decade,” Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk M. Taylor said. “During his tenure at the sheriff’s office, PC assisted in locating numerous suspects and lost individuals and uncovered more than a hundred pounds of illegal drugs. He will be terribly missed by his handler, Deputy Talton, and all of us at the sheriff’s office.”PC also worked with the county SWAT team. In his spare time, he liked to compete in the United States Police Canine Association Trials. He and his handler Talton placed in the competition several times over the years. “PC was not only my friend and partner but he had made an impact on so many other lives. PC made so many friends in the community through public demonstrations and the media,” Talton said in a statement. “K9 PC will be greatly missed by my family, my blue family and most of all by me. It was such an honor to be K9 PC’s handler and best friend.”

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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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