K9 Sasha – Franklin, Virginia

Died 8/9/23
Handlers – Deputy Patterson and Deputy Alejandro

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office remembers beloved K-9 after unexpected death

Staff with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office are mourning the loss of a beloved K-9. K-9 Sasha died Wednesday from an unexpected medical condition while being boarded at a local veterinarian’s office. The five-year-old German Shepard began serving Franklin County in 2018 after being donated by Erich Grasso of Grasso Dog Training and Shepherds in Connecticut. The connection was made through a grant from K9′s United in Jacksonville, Florida. According to the sheriff’s office, Sasha came from a strong line of dogs, with her father serving as a patrol dog with NYPD and her sister, a bomb protection dog with the NBA. Sasha specialized in Narcotics Detection and Tracking, and assisted with numerous arrests and thousands of dollars worth of narcotics being seized from the community. The K-9 also tracked and located missing persons and fleeing criminals. According to the sheriff’s office, “Sasha may have been smaller than other working dogs, but she was mighty in her impact.”“The unexpected loss of Sasha hurts this Office of the Sheriff family. Please keep her handlers, Deputy Patterson and Deputy Alejandro, as well as her human mama, Audrey, and her human sisters, Teagan and Dani, in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate through this difficult time,” the sheriff’s office said. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

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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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