K9 Riley – Winnipeg, Canada

Police Service Dog ‘Riley’ Loses Cancer Battle

Died 10/6/15
Handler – Constable Jeff Katcher

It’s a tough day for Winnipeg police. One of the dogs in their K9 unit has died from cancer Oct 6. Riley was five years old and had been working with Constable Jeff Katcher since 2012. K9 unit trainer Patrol Sgt. Wally Antoniuk says it’s tough to describe the pain Katcher is feeling right now.“Unfortunately I can speak from experience, having to had put down my first police dog. It’s incredibly hard to describe. You spend so much time with this dog. They’re with you 24 hours a day. You work with them and then you take them home. You’re always caring for them, they’re always on your mind,” he says. Riley was diagnosed in May and had three tumors removed before losing the fight. He’s the first dog from the Winnipeg Police breeding program to ever die from cancer. He fathered 9 pups last September.

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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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