K9 Recon – Montgomery, Ohio

Died – 8/22/22
Handler – Sgt. Troy Bodine

Retired Montgomery County Sheriff’s K9 honored with ‘last walk’

A retired Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office K9 who died Monday was honored for his five-year career, which included protection details for three presidents. K9 Recon was honored with a “last walk” with his handler, retired Sgt. Troy Bodine, and his family, according to the sheriff’s office. The MCSO’s K9 Unit and other members for the sheriff’s office also joined.”Thank you K9 Recon for your service to this community,” read a Facebook post on the sheriff’s office’s page. “You were loved by all of us at MCSO, but especially by the Bodine Family and will never be forgotten.”Recon retired in 2020. He handled 300 K9 dispatches, including 200 patrol-related calls, 86 explosive calls and 10 dignitary details. Recon was assigned to special details for presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, which included overall protection and explosive searches, according to the sheriff’s office.”Some of his favorite details had been anything dealing with the general public,” according to the sheriff’s office. “He enjoyed all of the love and attention, getting his belly rubbed and carrots for snacks.”

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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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