K9 Rocky – . Dutchess County, New York

Died – 7/15/21

Handler – Detective James Enkler 

Intrepid police K9 passes away unexpectedly

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is mourning the loss of one of the most valued members of their enforcement division; K9 Rocky, who passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson made the announcement on Saturday. K9 Rocky was an 8-year-old German Shepherd assigned to the Dutchess County Drug  Task Force (DTF) with his handler, DCSO Detective James Enkler. The duo were certified by both the New York State Division of Criminal Justice  Services (DCJS) and the North American Police Work Dog Association as a patrol and narcotics detection team. As a canine team, Detective Enkler and K9 Rocky performed numerous narcotic searches that resulted in arrests for the Drug Task Force and other police agencies throughout the county. They also performed patrol duties for the Sheriff’s Office and were responsible for tracking suspects involved in crimes as well as tracking and locating missing or lost adults and children throughout the Hudson Valley. In addition to their daily work assignments, Enkler and Rocky also performed demonstrations at numerous community events including the Dutchess County Fair. They were an extremely active and effective canine team that served Dutchess  County for over five years.

 

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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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