Handler – Const. Chad Malanowich<\/p>\n
Saskatoon police say goodbye to Giant Schnauzer patrol dog<\/p>\n
The first Giant Schnauzer to ever be trained for police work in Canada has died. Tyr, a canine officer with the Saskatoon Police Service, was the first of his breed to become a full-fledged patrol dog in the country, according to Saskatoon police. The police force announced the dog\u2019s death on its Facebook page on Wednesday. It did not indicate how he died or how old he was. \u201cOur thoughts are with his handler and their family, and thank them for their dedication to keeping our community safe,\u201d the post said. Tyr\u2019s handler, Const. Chad Malanowich, said in a previous interview that Tyr was very social but was all business on the job. He graduated from the canine officer training program in September 2012. While the Giant Schnauzer is an uncommon working dog in North America, the breed has been used for police work overseas for many years. Malanowich said in the previous interview that it was \u201cvery satisfying\u201d to know he and Tyr were leading the way in Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Const. Chad Malanowich Saskatoon police say goodbye to Giant Schnauzer patrol dog The first Giant Schnauzer to ever be trained for police work in Canada has died. Tyr, a canine officer with the Saskatoon Police Service, was the first of his breed to become a full-fledged patrol dog in the country, according to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-6840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-canada"],"yoast_head":"\n