K9 Rex – Wiltshire, England

Handler – PC Bob Laurie

Former Wiltshire Police dog Rex dies suddenly

Wiltshire Police have paid tribute to a former police dog who died after falling seriously ill overnight. Rex served with the police under the supervision of his former handler, PC Bob Laurie, for six years before retiring in 2019.He died on the weekend of Saturday, January 21, aged 10, after he became seriously ill.A spokesperson for the police said: “Today we are paying tribute to retired police dog Rex who sadly passed away at the weekend after falling seriously ill overnight at the age of 10. “Rex served with his handler former PC Bob Laurie for six years and retired in late 2019. Thank you for your service, Rex.”During his time with the force Rex received praise for finding an offender who had hidden in a riverbank after a car chase, during his final year on the job.At the time the Wiltshire Police dog unit tweeted: “PC Laurie and PD Rex did a great job tracking down an offender following a car pursuit.“The offender thought hiding in the river bank would stop Rex finding him. Wrong! Nice one Rex”.

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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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