Pit bull spared from euthanasia becomes police K-9

SUNBURY, OH (WCMH) — A Ohio dog that faced being euthanized is now a police K-9 and about to hit the streets to sniff out illegal drugs.
His name is Leonard, and he is Ohio’s first pit bull police officer about to embark on a career as a narcotics K-9. He is also the first K-9 for Clay Township on the western edge of Lake Erie, near the community of Genoa.
Clay Township Police Chief Terry Mitchell is Leonard’s handler and both are finishing their last day of training at St