By COLE REIF Great Bend Post

While the addition of another dog at the Great Bend Police Department is
not to bring in a friend for K-9 Menta, the new four-legged officer will
provide a more flexible schedule for Menta and her handler. 
Police Chief Steve Haulmark said Officer Matthew Barker and newly acquired K-9
Nico will travel to Texas in December for training. "The handlers and K-9s are working a beat in a patrol car, but they'll respond if need be for their K-9 partner," said Haulmark. "We're going to have them on different shifts so they compliment each other. They won't be working at the same time." 
Nico is also a Belgian Malinois breed. Haulmark said Menta is around six years
old and still in good health.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1669066452554.jpeg" alt="Great Bend Police Department's K-9 Menta pictured. A second K-9, Nico, will begin training in December for the department." />
 <figcaption>Great Bend Police Department's K-9 Menta pictured. A second K-9, Nico, will begin training in December for the department.</figcaption>
 </figure>By COLE REIF Great Bend PostWhile the addition of another dog at the Great Bend Police Department is
not to bring in a friend for K-9 Menta, the new four-legged officer will
provide a more flexible schedule for Menta and her handler. 
Police Chief Steve Haulmark said Officer Matthew Barker and newly acquired K-9
Nico will travel to Texas in December for training. "The handlers and K-9s are working a beat in a patrol car, but they'll respond if need be for their K-9 partner," said Haulmark. "We're going to have them on different shifts so they compliment each other. They won't be working at the same time." 
Nico is also a Belgian Malinois breed. Haulmark said Menta is around six years
old and still in good health.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Second K-9 ready to lend a helping paw for Great Bend Police