K9 Riggs – Citrus, Florida

Handler – Deputy Rudy Danner

Citrus County K9 Riggs dies after emergency surgery

The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office announced that 6-year-old K9 Riggs passed away after emergency surgery on his abdomen.According to officials, his human partner, Deputy Rudy Danner, found him in his kennel lethargic on Thursday afternoon. CCSO says he was rushed to an emergency veterinarian hospital where he was stabilized and later transferred to the University of Florida Small Animal Hospital in Gainesville for surgery. Officials say the tireless efforts of the staff at the hospital were not enough to save K9 Riggs.K9 Riggs worked as a certified narcotics, apprehension, and tracking dog for five years, according to deputies.The sheriff’s office says Deputy Danner was by his side when he died.”K9 Riggs was an invaluable asset to not only our K9 team, but CCSO as a whole,” said Sheriff Mike Prendergast in a statement. “Please continue to keep Deputy Danner in your prayers as he works through the loss of his dedicated K9 partner. K9 Deputy Riggs will be greatly missed by all of us.”The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office graciously escorted K9 Deputy Riggs from the hospital, according to officials.”Thank you to our citizens for your outpouring of love, support, and prayers over these last few days. Thank you K9 Riggs, for your dedicated service in protecting the citizens of Citrus County,” said the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office.

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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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