K9 Rex – Mumbai, India

Died – 8/18/15
Handler – Nigudkar

Mumbai police loses a beloved comrade, as Rex breathes his last

The mumbai police lost one of their loyal canine companions yesterday morning. Rex, as he was fondly known, was a Labrador who had been working with the Mumbai police since 2009. He was an important part of their Anti-Sabotage Team. Rex had been suffering from a liver a liver infection for a month and was admitted to Bai Sakharbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital in Parel. After his death, the Mumbai Police is now left with only five other dogs — Snowy, Browny, Lucky, Oscar and Mylo. Constable Ajit Nigudkar, who handled Rex, remembers him as an extremely active dog. Speaking of the various assignments Rex has been on, Nigudkar says, “Rex joined the Bomb Disposal and Detection Squad (BDDS) in June 2009, after the 26/11 blasts. Since then, he has been a part of assignments involving hoax calls, inspection of unidentified baggage, etc. He did some of his best work during the 2011 blasts at Zaveri Bazaar, Dadar and Opera House. There was no chance of anything being left out when he was with us. He was a clever and capable dog. ” Rex was cremated behind the hospital’s premises by the police and his handler Nigudkar. Rex was born on January 28, 2008, and underwent training in Pune for six months before joining the Mumbai Police. The Mumbai Police’s BDDS is likely to get six more dogs once they finish their training in Pune. One of their dogs, Prince, had passed away in November last year due to kidney failure.

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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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