K9 Sabre – Urbandale, Iowa

Died – 11/21/18
Handler – Chief William Dodge

Urbandale K-9 takes final ride in patrol car before being ‘laid to rest’

Sabre, a retired police dog for the Urbandale Police Department, was “laid to rest” after a final send-off ceremony, the department said in a news release Wednesday. His send-off included walking out the police department doors past saluting officers before getting a final ride in a patrol car. Afterward, “Sabre was laid to rest with his family by his side in a private ceremony,” according to the release. Sabre had numerous health problems that led to veterinarians and his owners deciding to put him down, the release said. Sabre earned multiple awards during his career as a police K-9, which spanned from 2009 to 2015. Sabre located narcotics totaling a street value of nearly $5 million, police said. He was also responsible for sniffing out drugs like methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy. He is credited finding evidence leading to more than 110 arrests and more than 140 search warrants. He was deployed 511 times in his career, police said.

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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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