When Brian Schalk proposed to Kara Ernst. Kara, the daughter of Assistant Chief John Ernst, who retired in 1998 and sadly passed away just about one year ago…. this is how things went down, according to the Racine Police Department’s Facebook page.

Today was a very special day for one lovely couple from Racine, K9 Titan and Officer Arvai…. And boy was it ever special.
Brian Schalk contacted the department and told us that he wanted to pull of a very unique proposal to his girlfriend, Kara Ernst. Kara, is the daughter of Assistant Chief John Ernst who retired in 1998 and sadly passed away just about one year ago.
Brian told us that Kara was a huge fan of police K-9s… And wondered if Titan could play an important role when he popped the question…. Of course we were honored to be asked and jumped at the chance to help them out.
Spoiler Alert——SHE SAID YES!!!
Thank you Brian for letting us play a part of your very special day! Best wishes and congratulations!

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Denise Lockwood has an extensive background in traditional and non-traditional media. She has written for Patch.com, the Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee Magazine and the Kenosha News.