K9 Shamus – Connecticut State Police

Retired CT State Police K-9 Shamus dies; ‘sweetest, kindest boy’ served on Narcotics Task Force
Connecticut

“Shamus was the most amazing canine partner I could have ever wished for. He was truly the sweetest, kindest boy and was truly one of our beloved family members,” Miller said. “It’s truly difficult to begin to express or even put into words how much of a void Shamus’ passing has left, as he will be truly missed by all that knew and loved him. “He graduated from the 181st Narcotic Detection Dog Class in 2016, alongside other police dogs such as K-9 Hogan, K-9 Iowa and K-9 Yodel, according to a 2016 Facebook post by the Connecticut State Police. The dogs were trained to detect narcotics, including heroin and fentanyl. Miller said Shamus was highly sought after by outside law enforcement agencies — including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Postal Service — due to his high success rate. During the his service, Shamus helped officers seize over $5 million in cash, multiple vehicles and large amounts of narcotics, according the state police Facebook post. In March, the Brookfield police announced the death of K-9 Officer Major. Major died in March at the age of 8 due to cancer. He had been a member of the Brookfield police force since November 2017.

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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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