K9 Rose – Guernsey County, Ohio

Handler – Sgt. Oakley

Guernsey County’s first K-9 officer dies

Former Guernsey County Sheriff’s K-9 officer Rose — the first such officer in the county’s history – has passed away and will be laid to rest Friday at an undisclosed location. A single purpose narcotics detection canine, Rose joined the sheriff’s office in 2005 and retired from her duties in 2014, living out her final years with the family of Sgt. Robbie Oakley. “Rose was successful in locating numerous illegal narcotics and played a key role in the fight to combat the illegal drug crisis,” said Sheriff’s Major Jeremy Wilkinson. Rose was born in 2004 in Massachusetts and was later sent to Texas for her initial training. She then reported to St. Albans, W.Va., where she completed her training with Sgt. Traci Landis of the West Virginia State Police. Rose was purchased by the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office using donations from the Fraternal Order of Eagles #386, VFW #2901, Walmart and several other private donations. “The sheriff’s office is thankful for the donations and continues to fund the K9 program from the generous support of the community and residents of Guernsey County,” said Wilkinson. During her time of deployment in Guernsey County, Rose worked with multiple deputies before being partnered with Sgt. Oakley. Officers said Rose was very successful and always eager to work with all her handlers. “Rose was a one-of-a-kind canine,” said Wilkinson. “You couldn’t help but love her. She was very personable and always aimed to please and be loved. She will be missed by all who had the opportunity to know her.”

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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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