K9 Sasha – Rock, Wisconsin

Died 2/20/23
Handler – Sergeant Nathan DeBoer

Former Rock Co. K-9 dies after lymphoma diagnosis

The Rock County Sheriff’s Office is saying goodbye to a retired K-9 after she passed away Monday following a diagnosis of Lymphoma.K-9 Sasha started her career in August 2013 and mostly worked with the Patrol Bureau, according to the sheriff’s office. She was assigned to Sergeant Nathan DeBoer and served the community by working to track down various suspects, sniff for narcotics and locate missing persons.The Rock Co. Sheriff’s Office retired K9 Sasha after over 9 years of service, which makes her the longest serving Rock County K9.(Rock County Sheriff’s Office Facebook) The sheriff’s office highlighted that she conducted 150 tracks and more than 600-drug related searches before retiring on Jan. 4, 2022.“The Rock County Sheriff’s Office sends our heartfelt condolences to the DeBoer family as they deal with this great loss in their family,” the agency stated. “May you feel the love of the people of Rock County for whom Sasha so willingly served.”The sheriff’s office also noted that K-9 Sasha worked with the SWAT Team and Special Investigations Unit. They wrote that she was “the best partner that Sergeant DeBoer ever had the pleasure of working with.”“Rest in Peace, Sasha,” the sheriff’s office said. “We have the watch from here.”

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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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