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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jake Omodt, Communications Assistant
Phone 952-833-9522 • jomodt@EdinaMN.gov • EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Officer Sean Young and K9 Blitz Showcase Skills at USPCA Trials
Edina, Minn., June 28, 2018 – The United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) recently recertified
the Police K9 team of Officer Sean Young and his partner, Blitz.
Blitz is a 4-year-old German Shepherd Dog from Slovakia. Young and Blitz began work as a K9 team in
February 2015. The duo needs recertification by the USPCA every year. This year, 103 teams of handlers and
K9s competed in the trials.
Young and Blitz not only received their recertification with excellence, they also took home two-second place
awards. The K9 team placed second in the obedience and agility competitions.
“They have both worked hard this past year to prepare and it is obvious that their hard work has paid off,”
said Edina Police Sgt. Mark Melander.
For more information on the Edina Police Department’s K9 teams, contact Melander at
MMelander@EdinaMNn.gov or call the Edina Police Department at 952-826-1610.
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