K9 Rony – Hickory, North Carolina

Handler – C. Berry

North Carolina Police K9, Rony, unexpectedly passes away after five years on force

The Hickory Police Department announced the unexpected passing of a veteran K9 within their police force, Rony. The police department broke the news saying Rony would “be greatly missed!” K9 Rony was “a great asset in many investigations and a true companion to his handler MPO C. Berry” according to the post by Hickory PD. Rony understood commands in Dutch, as well as some German commands. Hundreds of people have already interacted with the post on Facebook, sharing their condolences with the department.K9 Rony and his handler, MPO Berry, were honored with being out in the community making a difference in July 2015 when they visited the PACE @ Home senior center. During the monthly neighborhood meeting in March 2015, Officer Berry and his K-9 partner Rony, demonstrated their abilities by going on a hunt for previously hidden drugs within a building. At the time the Hickory Police Department said they were “fortunate to have four canines to assist our officers perform their duties” in a Facebook post about the event. The average K9 dog works for about eight years before they retire.

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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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