K9 Tank – Thomasville, Georgia

Handler – Cpl. Grady Shiver

Retired Thomasville police dog, ‘Tank,’ passes away

After serving with the Thomasville Police Department for six years and living out his days in retirement, Tank the police dog has passed away.Tank served for the TPD from 2014 to 2020 and came all the way from Belgium.Thomasville police say that Tank was one of, if not the most social dogs they had in the force. He was known to interact with kids at schools, but, his more serious work involved working with the narcotics unit and tracking down suspects.“Training and working a K9 is a lot of work, but the rewards are worth it,” Tank’s partner, Corporal Grady Shiver said. “It is a good feeling to have a partner with you all the time. You realize that they would do anything for you.”After Tanked passed, Shiver said, “He was the best partner ever.”

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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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