Gabriel Galvin, 6, watches officer Marshall Kite with police dog Gage sniff the yard to pick up a scent of a burglar Tuesday in Elgin. December 18, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Officer Marshall Kite guides police dog Gage down a fenceline where a potential burglar might have climbed over Tuesday in Elgin. December 18, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Elgin police officer Marshall Kite scours the ground with police dog Gage, a Deutscher Drahthass (German wirehaired pointer), used for it's nasal sensory capabilities, during a attempted burgarly location Tuesday in Elgin. December 18, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Officer Marshall Kite uses police dog Gage to sniff a human scent of a potential burglar Tuesday in Elgin. December 18, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Officer Marshall Kite and police dog Gage, a German wirehaired pointer, prepare to locate a human scent for tracking a burglar Tuesday in Elgin. December 18, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
A police dog displays his teeth during a ILEAS police response team training exercise Thursday at Elgin Community College. September 27, 2012 | Sun-Times Media~File Photo
Kane County Sheriff Department K-9 unit officer Dean Sloggett guides his dog Gero down a row of lockers at Hampshire High School in January of 2000 after a threat of a bomb. January 5, 2000 | Sun-Times Media~File Photo
ELGIN — The would-be burglar had smashed the window on the back door so he could reach inside and get into the attached garage. Only after he got inside did he realize that there was someone at home in the house — a woman taking …