K9 Thor – Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Died – 8/26/22
Handler – Sergeant Sean Gannon

Yarmouth police mourn Sgt. Sean Gannon’s first K9 partner, Thor

The Yarmouth police are mourning the death of retired K9 Thor, who was the first K9 partner of Sgt. Sean Gannon who was killed in the line of duty in 2018.Thor was Yarmouth police’s first dedicated narcotics K9. “Thor was a tremendous asset to YPD. He and Sgt. Gannon worked together to take countless amounts of dangerous drugs off the street. Thor and Sgt. Gannon were always a crowd favorite at K9 events, schools and anywhere they could engage with members of our community,” Yarmouth police posted. Thor, one of a litter of 13 and a rescue from a Quincy animal shelter, retired young in 2017 because of the legalization of marijuana which he was trained to detect, police said. Thor lived the rest of his life with the Gannon family.“The Gannon family has lost yet another beautiful piece of their family. YPD wishes them strength and resilience through this very personal loss,” Yarmouth police posted.Gannon, 32, was killed on April 12, 2018, while he and other officers were serving an arrest warrant for a possible probation violation at a Barnstable home. Gannon’s partner, K9 Nero, was also shot, but survived.

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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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