K9 Swati – Bengaluru, India

Died 5/2/22

Swati, after 8 yrs of service, dies

Swati, a police dog, 12, died after a heart attack on Monday. A labrador, Swati was born on September 1, 2011, and was donated to the police department by Ashok Baragundi, a
retired engineer of Gadag, on January 1, 2013. Its skills in detecting explosive materials earned Swati many laurels. Gadag district superintendent of police Shivaprakash Devaraju has stated that after getting trained at the Police Dog Squad Training Centre in Bengaluru for 10 months, it had the pride of being deployed in security duty for the President of India, Prime Minister, Union home minister, several chief ministers and several VVIPs. It was also in the security team of the 8th Brics summit held in Goa. “Swati had served on Sunday when RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat visited Gadag,” he stated. He further said, “It has played a major role in cracking 95 different cases in the state.” The SP and other officials offered their last respects to the body and one round was fired in the air as a token of respect. Many police personnel, especially constables MS Kumbar and NR Kandagal, who were the dog’s trainers, were inconsolable.

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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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