New Kind of Sheriff in Churchill County

It can cost tens of thousands of dollars to train a K9 officer. In a lot of communities nationwide, these very departments are in the dog house. But one Churchill County Sheriff’s Deputy has taken up the challenge of creating one.

Deputy Chris Thorn has been trying to set up a K9 program for some time now. But the story with the bigger bite is his new partner, eight-year-old Tinka. The former border patrol agent was just days away from being put down, before being saved.

Deputy Chris Thorn

“She’s a fun loving dog,” Dep. Thorn said. “She loves kids, she loves people in general, and she’s a  big moral booster in our department.”

Eight-year-old Tinka worked as a border patrol agent for six years. After her her retirement unseen circumstances put her in the dog house. She was just days away from euthanasia, when a rescue group discovered her potential in the pound and found her a new job with the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office.

This working dog has worked hard with the help of her trainers, proving an old dog can learn new tricks.

“We changed up things to make it a little more motivational for her because she hasn’t worked in a long time,” Brian Howard, her trainer, said.

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