A Saskatoon police officer received minor injuries after he was bitten by a dog while responding to a break and enter.
Officers had been called to a break-in Saturday evening at a home in the 1400-block of Idylwyld Drive North.
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As one officer approached the home, a large dog left a shelter and bit the officer’s arm.
Police said the officer did not use any force on the dog as it was at the end of its leash and unable to attack him further.
He was taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Animal control was called in to speak with the dog’s owners.