“Why can’t you be more like that dog?”

I’m including this story because sometimes we get dog envy, wishing our dogs behaved more like police dogs.

 

On Sunday a highly trained German Shepherd police dog in Wisconsin bolted from his handler during a drug search of a vehicle and disappeared into a nearby woods. Toro has been part of the Sheriff’s Department for two years.

Besides being expensive, loose police dogs can present liability issues. Deputies from nearby counties as well as fire departments searched throughout the night and into the next day before finding him. Snowmobiles and helicopters were used in the search. 

He was in excellent health after being on the loose for a day and a half except for a small cut on his paw. He seemed to be having a good time. He was feeding on a deer carcass when he was found.

The deputy had no trouble controlling him through commands and the leash that was still attached to his collar.  Toro has been put on administrative leave will return to work on Friday. From now on he will undoubtedly be kept on a tighter leash. Maybe some venison should be included in his diet. Source

 

Perhaps the lesson is that no matter how civilized and professional our dogs may seem to be, their inner wolf at times responds to the Call of the Wild.

 

Comments

[Karen Friesecke]

Hey, a dog's gotta' eat and the stinkier the better.

[geogia little pea]

How funny. A water police dog from our neighbourhood went AWOL recently and was missing for more than a day. I think she got bored with living at the station.

[Jan Keefe]

Even a police dog needs to just be a dog sometimes! It's too bad every missing dog couldn't get that kind of search party out there looking for them!

[Sherry in MT]

They are still dogs and we need to remember they are NOT human (although I know some humans that behave way worse than any dogs).

[Jodi]

Hehehe, and here I was thinking that he had run off and found a drug stash or something!

[yellowdoggranny]

i like the way that dog thinks

[Jen]

I wonder what made him bolt in the first place...how odd!

[Jan]

I'm guessing it was the scent of dinner on the hoof.

[cube]

Highly trained or not, they are still dogs. You know the old saying... dogs will be dogs.

P.S. that dog looks just like my Elke.

[Donna]

Thanks for sharing. It's nice to know that even "perfect" dogs aren't always, well, perfect. :-)

[Pamela]

I loved it.

I know a local guide dog for a blind man who sits on the bus seat (where he's not allowed) all on his own. It's good to know that dogs, like humans, don't always do what they're supposed to.

[Linda]

how Old was the deer...we like our well rotted!

Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com

[Southern quebec]

My police dog story. :)
A state police force south of here (that shall remain nameless) runs a fund raiser once a year. Last year, part of the fundraiser was an "introduction to tracking". We signed up. The location was great and the price was right. Ten of us showed up with our dogs. Mid morning, we are taking a break. The dog is in the back of the car, and I am talking to the lady next to me. All of a sudden, we hear a man yelling, "No! Dog's name. Bad". Next thing we see, is a German Shepherd go whipping by, followed shortly by a running police officer.

The grinning lady next to me says, "Gee, I thought they were better trained.". we all got a good laugh. (he managed to get his dog back)

Every once in a while, a dog just has to be a dog.