Staffordshire terrier joins UK police force
Meet Britain’s first Staffordshire bull terrier police dog.
Kos, rescued from an RSPCA shelter 18 months ago, is trained to detect drugs, currency and firearms.
On his first day on the job, with the Avon and Somerset Police, Kos found a lump of heroin in a car.
The 2-1/2-half-year-old dog was being cared for at the RSPCA’s West Hatch Animal Rescue Centre near Taunton before he was taken on by police, according to SWNS.com
“What is nice for ourselves and the RSPCA is Staffordshire Terriers get such a bad name but this dog is so lovely with people and other dogs,” said his handler, Lee Webb, with whom Kos lives. “There are other dogs out there that have potential we could use and it is a shame that people do not give them a chance sometimes.”
Webb says Kos seems as pleased with the arrangement as police are: “Kos was very excitable on his first day on the job – he absolutely loves it.”
Posted by jwoestendiek October 23rd, 2012 under Muttsblog.
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Comment from JasonF
Time October 30, 2012 at 11:14 am
Anyone who thinks that dog is a purebred Staffordshire Terrier needs glasses. There are several photos of the dog in different positions on other sites and I challenge anyone to look at those photos, then Google images of Staffordshire Terriers and tell me “Kos” isn’t mixed with something. In fact, “Kos” looks more like a bird dog than a Staffordshire Terrier.