K9 Sabre – Queensland, Australia

Handler – Constable Matt Mayo

End of watch for Police Dog Sabre

The Queensland Police Service wish to advise that earlier this month, Police Dog Sabre of the Sunshine Coast Dog Squad tragically passed away after a brief battle with an aggressive lymphatic cancer. PD Sabre commenced operational duties here on the Sunshine Coast in November 2013 and was handled by Senior Constable Matt Mayo. For just over three years, PD Sabre was a tenacious and hard working police dog who was responsible for the successful location of multiple offenders. Just over two weeks ago, PD Sabre began to exhibit signs of lethargy and was diagnosed at the time with an aggressive lymphatic cancer which had caused lung and organ damage. As a result, PD Sabre was immediately medically retired, and despite all attempts to maintain some quality of life with chemotherapy treatment, PD Sabre’s condition continued to deteriorate and he passed away peacefully. Sabre was just six years of age. Sabre will be sorely missed by the whole Sunshine Coast Dog Squad team.

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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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