Officer Austin Schmidt - Odin

My name is Austin Schmidt. I have been a police officer with Unified Police Department since 2016 prior to becoming a canine handler. I was in patrol and assigned as a field training officer (FTO) I became a K9 handler in 2019 and I’ve been in the unit for around six years. I am a certified instructor for narcotics and patrol through Utah POST.

I am partnered up with a very, very good boy named Odin. Odin is a two year old German Shepherd that was born in Slovakia. We have been partnered up since November 7, 2024. Odin has excelled in all aspects of being police dog and is fully certified in both narcotics and patrol.

When not at work Odin loves laying on top of me, rough housing, and most of all… EATING.