K9 Tommy – Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Handler – officer Jeremy Berger

Law Enforcement K9s and Their Handlers Salute K9 Tommy

Law enforcement agencies from around northwest Ohio paid tribute to an area K9 officer that had to be euthanized due to an aggressive form of cancer.K9 Tommy worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and his handler was officer Jeremy Berger.Tommy, a 7-year-old German Shepherd, performed many duties for the ODNR and the people of Ohio over his five-year career, including detecting drugs and human remains.Sgt. Tom Miller of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office says Tommy and Officer Berger have been an important part of the Northwest Ohio K9 Group.Several K9 officers from various agencies and their handlers were on hand to say goodbye to Tommy, including Sgt. Miller and his K9 Sonny.They saluted as Tommy’s end-of-watch call went over the radio.“Thank you for being a good boy and protecting your partner and the citizens of Ohio.”“Your watch has now ended, rest well.”

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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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