K9 Rambo – Germantown, WI

Died – 1/27/20
Handler – Lt Huesemann

Germantown Police Department announces passing of retired K9 Rambo

The Germantown Police Department has sadly announced the passing of their retired K9.
K9 Rambo retired a few years ago and his health began to decline several months ago. He passed away at 9:30 a.m. on Monday. Rambo was a long-haired German Shepherd Dog imported from the Czech Republic. Rambo was a dual purpose K9 that was trained to detect controlled substances such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. Rambo was also trained to perform patrol/utility functions such as handler protection, suspect apprehension, tracking, building searches and area searches. He was sworn in on April 28, 2010 and was assigned with Lieutenant Huesemann to second shift for his entire career. On August 7th, 2017 K9 Rambo retired from the Germantown Police Department. Upon his retirement, Rambo enjoyed a life of leisure as a house pet with Lt. Huesemann and his family.The Germantown Police Department sends their condolences to Lt. Huesemann and his entire family as they deal with the loss of Rambo.

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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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