Died 6/3/13
Handler – officer Brian Schmidt
Carmel police dog will be honored
A former police dog in Carmel will be honored after he died from a large mass in his abdomen. Leonidas “Leo” was a mixed-breed dog — English Labrador and Bull Terrier — born in 2010 in Holland, according to a news release. During surgery, according to the release, veterinarians found a congenital defect covering several vital areas in his body. No treatment was available for the defect, and Leo died June 3. He’ll be honored at a brief ceremony at 2:30 p.m. June 21 at the Minnie Doane Memorial Gazebo on the lawn of the Carmel City Building.After he was brought to the U.S. and became a Carmel Police Department K-9 in 2012, Leo learned to sniff for drugs, missing people and evidence. He lived with the family of Carmel police officer Brian Schmidt.