Police canine in a shelter????

[draggar]

My wife is still on an email list for malinois rescue.

Last night she got a horiffic email.

There is a retired police K9 (malinois) in the Plano, TX animal shelter.

First - I do not know if the Plano, TX police department is the one who the dog is from (information is still coming in). I am not going to say anything bad against them or any police department directly unless I know for a fact where it came from, this is directed at the unknown department and people involved.

What the hell kind of department would drop off their canine PARTNER at an animal shelter?? We're not talking about an officer that dropped off a pet because of issues with his canine but an officer (and possible supervisor(s)) who intentionally dropped a retired canine officer off at the animal shelter.

This is a dog who gave everything for his human partner. The dog protected his partner and was their companion.

Plus, ANY police department should know DAMN WELL that you can't just drop off a retired canine at a shelter - these are very intense dogs that need experienced owners, especially with malinois and the right training. You can't just give these dogs to any family and I am willing to bet most shelter workers don't know how to handle a dog this intense. This really pisses me off at how irresponsible a police department can be with their own officers. Would they throw a human officer who retired into a maximum security retirement home? If the officer couldn't take care of the dog then the department should have tried to find a home for the dog - they usually know the local trainers and breeders who can help them find the dogs homes.

Sadly, due to policies malinois rescue cannot officially take the dog in (rescue rules state they can't take in any dog that has had bitework training due to the huge liability issue) but they are going to post the dog on their "alternates" page (not though malinois rescue but malinois who still need rescuing) and they're looking for someone to foster the dog (again, NOT for malinois rescue).

Edit: I'm sure that even Lackland AFB would have helped them find a home!~

[Gerry]

Do you have a link to the dog itself?

Just for clarification, that is PLANO Tx.

[draggar]

Do you have a link to the dog itself?

No, the only malinois I can find in Plano is a malinois mix and clearly not a police canine (and if it is they treat their canines a lot worse than you can imagine). I think it just came in so it might not be on their site yet (and I think there are a few shelters in Plano).

Just for clarification, that is PLANO Tx.

Doh! Fixed.