K9 Raja – Coimbatore, India

Died 11/24/18

Raja, a retired service dog of the Dog Squad of Coimbatore City Police, died here on Saturday. According to Dog Squad officials, the nine-year-old Doberman was undergoing treatment for age related illness at a veterinary hospital from November 19. Raja was bought by the Police Department in March 2010 when it was nearly four months old. After completing six-month-long training between July 2010 and January 2011, it was inducted into the Dog Squad as a tracker. Raja’s tracking skills helped the R.S. Puram police in arresting the accused in a murder case in August 2012. It has also won medals in various dog shows. Head constable R. Rajeshbabu and police constable A. Kathiresan were handling the dog that retired from service in April 2018. As of now, the Dog Squad has nine dogs – five service dogs, two puppies under training, and two retired dogs.

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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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