In the United Kingdom.
The dog is 18months old, female, a thoroughbred German Shepherd.
Her first owner got rid, because the child in the family was teasing the dog, which after a while turned on him.They decided they had to give the dog to a child-free family, or destroy it.
He has no time for the dog now, and doesn’t want her to be destroyed, or given to another home who may not be able to keep her.
Can he apply for the police to use the dog for training?
If so, how can he do this?
Yvonne Mendez
Related posts:
Comments
They will not take his dog. Police K-9′s are bought with basic training from Germany. They are then brought back to their department for drug/firearm training and takedowns. The police just don’t take any dog.
I doubt it. Usually they start training at a very young age. I would go more towards a blind dog guide… would probably have better luck with that.
I would say ask them if they want a dog that is fully registered if not for training maybe for breeding.
18 months is pretty old for a dog…..maybe he could get a job as an undercover dog…
When my department first started a K9 unit they got donation dogs.
lasted less than a year.
Just because a dog is a German Shepard does not mean that it is suited for police work.
The training starts at puppy hood.
Most dogs are professorially trained by the breeder. Because of Shepard physical problems from over breeding most dogs are now Belgium Maloes (sp), they look like and are related to German Shepards but are not the same dog.
