K9 Venture – Rutherford,Tennessee

Died – 9/27/24
Handler – Sgt. David Ashburn

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Retired K9 Venture Dies

Sheriff’s K9 Venture worked eight years before spending six retirement years with his handler, K9 Sgt. David Ashburn and his family, before his death Friday.K9 Venture, 14, served as a dual-purpose Patrol/Narcotics K9 with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. He was purchased with the assistance of Venture Trucking in 2010.K9 Venture had several notable narcotics finds throughout his career along with numerous criminal apprehensions earning him Officer of the Month in 2014 for locating and apprehending several violent felons. He also provided K9 support for the Sheriff’s SWAT Team.K9 Venture and other K9s were honored at the Wings of Freedom Fish Fry Sept. 21 in Smyrna.K9 Venture lived out his retirement with Ashburn and his loving family.“He spent his time camping, swimming, barking at the wind and chasing rabbits that he never caught,” Ashburn said. “There are several stories and memories with Venture and for that we are thankful.”

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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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