Police Dog

Is This The World’s Worst K9?

Many of you have been following my blog for a while now and know that I’ve been raising guide dog puppies for the past three years. Both Derby and Stetson were career changed (they were dropped from the guide dog program). There are various reasons why a guide dog puppy gets dropped from the program.

We also enjoy following other working dog programs and in this case a working police dog or K9. My boss at work told me that she has a friend who puppy raises K9′s. I’m not too sure how the K9 program works or what the pass rate is for their puppies, but I assume it’s just as stringent as guide dog programs.

However, this video makes me wonder how this dog slipped through the program. This K9 probably is due for a career change

World’s Worst K9

It looks like the suspect is out for a jog with his German Shepherd. I hope you enjoyed the video of the world’s worst police dog(K9).

If you have seen any great dog video’s recently on YouTube we’d love to see them and possibly post to the Puppy In Training website. Let us know about your videos in the comment section below.

My Pension Vs Police Dog Pension

Well it’s not comparison since I won’t receive a pension if I continue my current day job. I do save up for retirement and occassionally receive matching on my 401(K). I really shouldn’t complain and should be happy to have a job through this economy.

I was pleased to read that even during these tough times that in some areas police dogs are getting improved benefits packages after retirement. It does sound kind of funny…dogs receiving a pension, but these police dogs dilligently serve their community for seven to eight years and only usually have a couple years of retirement.

Police Dog Pensions

Photo by aresauburn

Here’s a little clip from the article Police Dog To Retire On Their Own Gold-Plated Pensions:

‘So we put together a package for the dogs. It covers the retired dog’s food, vaccinations and worming, vet bills, as well as complementary therapy.
‘They can also be kennelled back here when their handler’s on holiday.’

The cost is only several hundred pounds a year per dog. These dogs serve the force for several years and protect their handlers from possible injuries saving the force money in the long term. I’d say they deserve a pension and I’m glad to see that the Cambrideshire Police Force is recognizing their work as Police Dogs.

What do you think? Do you think these police dogs should receive benefits after retirement?