Hes worth about 10 police officers.” Robocop? Nope. One German Shepherd Dog. Freddie, a GSD, has helped lock up more criminals than any other Washington (Australia) police dog and has been responsible for 22 “dog arrests” in 2014, “You become attached within about two days of having them, says his partner and handler, Sen-Const. Bathurst. A lot of times it’s just you and the dog out in the middle of the night. In the dog squad, you don’t have a human partner to rely on but you can rely on that dog to protect you.” The pair are regularly on call around the clock and can be dispatched to jobs across the metropolitan area. Canines serve about eight years before they retire, and they remain with their handler. German Shepherd Dogs have long been used by militaries all over the world as sentries and were used by the United States and Germany in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Today, German Shepherds remain the most popular breed of police canines in service around the world as they are most well known for their size, keen intelligence and work ethic. No surprise to any of us, we think.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:00:00 +0000
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