Army K9 – Hajin, India

Died – 5/25/18

Army dog dies in grenade hit, militants slit man’s throat

In yet another such incident in the restive Kashmir Valley, a 38-year old man has been murdered by slitting his throat by unidentified assailants. The incident has taken place in Hajin area of northern district of Bandipore where, at least, half a dozen persons were earlier murdered after they were kidnapped by gunmen from their respective houses during past few weeks. The police had blamed the gory incidents on Lashkat-e-Tayyaba (LeT). The police identified the person murdered in Hajin as Muhammad Yaqoob Wagay, a butcher by profession. He was found murdered outside his house in Gund Prang village of Hajin early Friday. The police also said that preliminary investigations revealed that Wagay had been kidnapped at gunpoint by three to four men who barged into his house on Thursday night. Meanwhile, an Army sniffer dog was killed when militants tossed a hand grenade at an Army camp in southern Kulgam district on Friday afternoon. The Army and the police said that the militants targeted the camp of Army’s 34 Rashtriya Rifles in Kulgam’s Nihama village. “A sniffer dog positioned at the entrance to the camp was killed after being hit by splinters,” they said.

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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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