Has anyone "donated" their dog to the police and it's gone on to be a police dog? Equally, has anyone "donated" their dog and had it returned because it wasn't good enough?
What is the process?
2007-03-02 09:52:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anon 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
We offered a dog to the police about 10 years ago (we had to get rid because he hated my stepson - we later realised we should have kept the dog and got rid of the stepson but that's beside the point )
Two officers came to the house and met the dog then we all went outside and walked the dog round on the grass. One of them had the lead and the other was watching, after a while he sort of jumped out from behind the fence and the dog backed off so they turned him down.
Not really a fair test I thought - expecting the dog to protect someone he didn't know ?( would have been different if I'd been holding the lead )
In the end we advertised him in the paper and he went to live with a guy who had no kids.
2007-03-03 08:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by Debi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most police departments will purchase a dog that is already trained and titled.
Donating a dog to a police department? It really does not work like that.... however in some cases it has been done.
A lady purchased a dog but didn't pay for it all the way.. when the owner of the dog made arrangements to pick it up... the lady took it to the sheriffs department in Cherokee County NC and donated it to them... now this dog had *awesome* bloodlines.
The dog could not be retrieved until one day the lady and her daughter had a fight AND the daughter called the seller of the dog her mom had conveniently *disposed of*..
The Sheriffs Dept in Cherokee County seen that (thru a tattoo) the dog was indeed the same one that was missing... You can see this dog on line by doing a google search... The dog was from the *D* litter of Jaguar vom Eichenluft and Raff vom Fenwald. Her name is Dixie....
The seller/owner of Dixie opted to let the Cherokee County Sheriffs Dept of NC keep the dog as it was in training and living with a Sgt and his family.
More than you wanted???
Google eagle vom eichenluft to see the bloodlines Dixie comes from...
True story as I am/was the seller/owner of *Dixie* - took 2 yrs to find her... glad she was tattooed
2007-03-02 10:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by H.O.T. Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once dogs have been through the attack training stage they would not be returned if they failed; it would be illegal to do that. They would be put down.
Many dogs are dumped on the police and there is nowhere else for them to go. About 72% fail training.
Guide Dogs for the Blind used to have a similar failure rate; til they started breeding their own dogs and developing puppy training. They now have a success rate of over 75%.
But the police don't have any funding for a similar project and have to rely on unwanted pets.
He could be returned if he fails the assessment but not if he fails the training. And the armed forces sometimes send dogs abroad but they didn't used to bring them back because the quarantine was too expensive.
2007-03-02 09:55:29 · answer #3 · answered by sarah c 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The K-9 Dogs we use in California are German Shepherds imported from Europe. Most of the canines come from either the Czech Republic or Holland. Heres the link
http://www.ssdk9.com/
2007-03-02 10:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by duckieluv0329 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dog is assessed before it is accepted, then has an initial training course. After that, I doubt if it would be returned. Have a look on the various police authorities' websites - this seems pretty typical:
http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/units_and_departments/operations/dog_section/dog_donations.aspx
The armed forces also accept dogs sometimes:
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafpolicedogdemoteam/donate_dog.html
2007-03-02 10:05:21 · answer #5 · answered by anwen55 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no longer in basic terms are they no longer breed in domicile yet maximum are no longer German Shepherds anymore. in the back of the scene sniffer dogs, tend to be from the beagle kinfolk. The all around dogs tend to be Belgian Malinois. all of the animals come from many diverse breeders, on purpose. It avoids the in breeding actual problems that improve with suing in basic terms some breeders and constrained inventory. lots of the preliminary training (previously the departments get them or they meet their handlers) is accomplished at some places generally in Austria.
2016-12-18 13:58:37 · answer #6 · answered by bruhn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friends German Shepherd was expelled from training school!
2007-03-02 09:55:11 · answer #7 · answered by Alicat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-01-28 09:09:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would never donate my dog my germanshepherds are my babys, And i dont dont think they return them.
2007-03-02 09:58:06 · answer #9 · answered by siayae 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i love german shephards =]
2007-03-02 09:54:55 · answer #10 · answered by campinconn 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋