K9 Rex – St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Handler – Deputy Henry Moore

St. Tammany K-9 officer dies at the age of 6 from rare heart condition

A St. Tammany Parish K-9 officer had passed away at the age of 6 years old. K-9 Rex, and his handler Deputy Henry Moore, have been partners for over five years. K-9 Rex was known for his “excellent” tracking skills and apprehended a countless number of criminals over his career. In addition to tracking criminals, K-9 Rex was also used for narcotics detection. Due to K-9 Rex passing away at such a young age, he was sent to the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine for a necropsy, which is a term used for an autopsy of an animal. It was discovered that K-9 Rex had a rare heart condition and passed away from an apparent heart attack, while in his kennel. As with all police canines, Deputy Moore and K-9 Rex had a very close relationship. “I am heartbroken. Rex was a great partner who lived to serve and protect the citizens of St. Tammany Parish. He will be missed,” Deputy Moore said. Although no longer alive in the flesh, K-9 Rex and Deputy Moore will remain united. A paw impression of K-9 Rex was taken and put into a cast for Deputy Moore, as well as an urn of K-9 Rex’s ashes.

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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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