K9 Sonic – Arenac, Michigan

Died 5/20/23
Handler – Trevor Sprague

Arenac County Canine Team announces death of K9 Sonic

The Arenac County Canine Team (ACCT Now) announced the death of a retired K9 officer. Sonic, a retired K9 officer from the Arenac County Sheriff’s Department, died on May 20. Sonic joined the sheriff’s department on Aug. 1, 2011. He served Arenac County for five years. “Sonic was a shelter-rescued Dutch Shepherd who desperately wanted a job….a job he ended up being very good at! He was a dual-purpose narcotics K9 that sought out drugs in our community, tracked missing and fleeing individuals, protected his handlers, and quickly became a symbol of safety in our community. I can still hear kids yelling his name in the Loyalty Day parades he walked in,” ACCT Now said in a Facebook post.While on duty, Sonic loved to eat Slim Jims, steal Taco Bell from the new recruits, and tear his toys apart like no one’s business, ACCT Now said. “Run free, K9 Sonic! You were such a good boy,” ACCT Now said.

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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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