K9 Zeus – Indio, California

Died – 8/27/16
Handler – Officer Austin Studer

Indio Police K9 Passes Away
Indio police K9 Zeus passes away

Indio Police are mourning the loss of a fallen k9 police service dog Zeus. Indio police say that Zeus died on Saturday from an aggressive form of cancer. Zeus had worked alongside his handler, Officer Austin Studer, since September of 2012, and both were both members of the Desert Regional SWAT since October 2014. Indio Police Chief Mike Washburn acknowledged the special bond officer Studer and Zeus had when he announced the news to the department saying, “”While we have suffered the loss of a fellow member of our department, Austin and his wife have lost a member of their immediate family.” In addition to his service, Zeus often participated in K-9 demonstrations for school children throughout the city of Indio. He was requested on a regular basis by the elementary schools in Indio to teach children about police work, the K-9 program, and how to act around dogs in order to prevent being bitten.

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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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