K9 Tiger – Virar, India

Died – 7/23/16

Hero dog Tiger dies

Tiger who retired from the police service last year died at the Virar farm on Saturday. He is the third dog who helped detect bombs during the Mumbai terror attack to pass away in the last four months. Tiger the black Labrador who had made the Fizzah Farms in Virar his home since May 2015 was suffering from lung infection. He was on regular treatment for lung infection but his condition worsened on Friday night, said animal activist Fizzah Shah, in whose farm all the 26/11 canines had been relocated post retirement. On June 18, Tiger’s childhood buddy and colleague Sultan passed away in the farm. Tiger who had been close to Sultan was lonely since his buddy passed away, recalled Shah, who will give a dignified burial to the canine in her farm. Both Tiger and Sultan worked for the Goregaon unit of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS). According to Shah, Tiger loved playing with footballs and she had left many in the farmhouse. But, his favourite pastime was to catch the coconut falling from the trees in the farm. “He would always run for the fallen coconut and go around the farm playing with it,” said Shah. Later, the caretakers had to play with him only with coconut.

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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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