From left, HCSO Deputy Chris Walker, Tynne, and HCSO Sergeant Mark Williams
HCSO Deputy Chris Walker and Tynne
Tynne’s early days in tracking training in Georgia
Tynne’s early days in tracking training in Georgia
Tynne’s early days in tracking training in Georgia
Tynne’s early days in tracking training in Georgia
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office welcomed a new K-9 tracking dog Tynne on Tuesday.
HCSO currently has three full-time K-9 deputies assigned to drug detection and apprehension. All HCSO K-9 deputies are trained in the art of tracking, but only Tynne is dedicated solely to tracking.
HCSO currently has a three man tracking team dedicated to Tynne for Tracking and Trailing. They include Sgt. Mark Williams, the primary handler, and Deputy Chris Walker and Deputy Danny Stone.
K-9 Deputy Tynne is a female Hanoverian hound, raised in Slovakia although formally trained in South Carolina by the world renown K-9 training company, Georgia K-9 Training. Tynne has her own Passport from the European Union.
Tynne’s cost and training equals approximately $10,650, which was donated by the AEGIS Law Enforcement Foundation.
The Hanover Hound is sometimes called a Hanoverian Hound and is an offspring of the big bloodhounds (Liam Hounds) of medieval era and known as tracking and hunting dogs. They originated in Germany in the 17th century. The life expectancy of Hanover Hound is 10-14 years. Hanoverian Hounds are considered scent hounds which are a type of hound that hunt by scent rather than sight. They are generally regarded as having some of the most sensitive noses among canines. Scent hounds do not need to be as fast as sight hounds, because they do not need to keep prey in sight, but they need endurance so that they can stick with a scent and follow it for long distances over rough terrain.