K9 Vijji – Tirupati, India

Died – 6/11/19
Handler – Appa Rao

Sniffer dog Vijji dies

After rendering yeoman service to the Police Department for nine long years, sniffer dog Vijji breathed her last on Tuesday. Born on 20th December 2009, the Labrador Retriever (LAB) had been under the guardianship and training of head constable Y. Appa Rao, serving the department till recently. She was in the news for helping the cops bust several cases related to explosives, red sanders, narcotics and crime detection. There are 23 sniffer dogs with the police and the TTD’s security departments put together, which are employed to sniff around bus station, railway station, airport, temple vicinity etc during the VVIP visits. Of all, Vijji was in the forefront in detecting several cases. She had also participated in State and national level police duty meets and bagged prizes and rewards in recognition of her expertise. Superintendent of Police (Tirupati Urban) K.K.N. Anburajan placed a wreath on the Vijji’s body and reminisced on its glorious services. His eyes turned wet when the trainers recalled anecdotes involving Vijji.

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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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