Can you get reject police dogs as pets?

[patches31709]

I don't know if someone mentioned this, but my dog is on a flyball team. One of the dogs on the team is a Belgian Malinois that was supposed to be a search and rescue dog. The group training her decided that she wouldn't be a good fit, and found her a family. No idea how much she cost.

[Deleted]

Well, what others have said, but also lets talk about THE SHEDDING!!

OMG they shed like crazy. You will never ever stop vaccuming your house and you will find hair everywhere. The shedding is no joke.

That alone had me look at other breeds.

[Sheepy]

I work with a guy who trains greyhounds for racing, they are NOT good with cats. He has had several cats who have wandered near the kennels get killed. I don't think they typically had any problems with kids, but cats are a big no no.

[Roc A Bee]

Omg the hair alone would send me running!

[jlt19]

May 23, 2012 19:32:04 GMT -5 @Sheepy said:

I work with a guy who trains greyhounds for racing, they are NOT good with cats. He has had several cats who have wandered near the kennels get killed. I don't think they typically had any problems with kids, but cats are a big no no.

Ew

[AJR]

I worked with police dogs once for a short period. They are selected, in part, for their drive to work--or play, as they see it. The guys I followed basically "played" with their dogs all day, every day. One had an older dog who was retired and he was going nuts having to stay at home all day. I imagine the poor thing was bored senseless.

Unless you want to spend a lot of time hiding bags of cocaine or explosives in your house and playing "find the illegal substance," you may want to consider a lazy dog instead.

[nital]

I know the DOD in San Antonio breeds Dutch shepherds for their program...and a friend of mine has one of their dropouts. He failed out of the program because he's a lazy bugger with no drive. Like others said though, most police/military dogs are purchased, and will have a very high drive and attitude. Not for those who want an easy dog.

You might want to look into service dog programs, because they will sometimes have dogs that don't make it through e program that need homes.