K9 Scooby – Prakasam, India

Died 10/3/20

Prakasam cops bid emotional farewell to sniper dog Scooby

The SP said that the Prakasam district police were saddened by the demise of Scooby. Police officials paid floral tributes to sniper dog Scooby, who died of ill-health, here on Saturday. The body of Scooby was taken in a rally from the District Police Office to District Police Training Centre via Kurnool Road, Mangamur Junction, and performed the funeral of the canine. Officer on Special Duty K Chowdeshwari, AR DSP K Raghavendra, Special Branch Inspector V Suryanarayana, DCRB Inspector M Bhimanayak, Command Control Inspector R Rambabu, RIs, RSIs, bomb squad personnel and police personnel took part in the rally. Speaking on the occasion, SP Siddharth Kaushal said that Scooby performed many crucial security duties including during Tirumala Brahmotsavams, the visit of the Vice-President of India to Tenali and PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Visakhapatnam. The SP said that the Prakasam district police were saddened by the demise of Scooby. The sniper dog worked in the bomb disposal squad in Prakasam district.

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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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