My Father who was an Air Police officer(I think they are all called mp’s now) used to tell us stories of one of his dogs, the ferocious Ajax, a GSD that apparently lost his tail to it being run over by a jeep. The dog was a very good guard dog but they had to keep it tied up when ever the OD drove up to the gate in his Jeep. One night, a new guard was on duty who hadn’t been warned about Ajax’s animus against jeep tires. The dogs weren’t as a general rule tied as they were trained to stay put so when the OD came to check the gate status and started to leave...there was a growl and a loud hiss as the jeep tire was bitten into. The jeep had a spare and Ajax was told to lay down and stay put. They replaced the tire but...as they got ready to leave...a growl and a hiss and the spare was also bitten into( there was always speculation that the dog always bit the tire in the same location that corresponded to when his tail had gotten run over...or the right rear passenger side). They had to call over to the garage for a new wheel and tire and in the confusion of getting the new tire put on...they quite forgot about Ajax. Yup...a third time...a growl and a hiss....which led to much cursing from the officer on duty and finally they remembered to tie up Ajax when they fixed the tire for a third time. 4 trophy tires in one night from steel jawed Ajax, his personal best.
They didn’t retire him for it....he was a very good guard dog, they just decided and an order went out into effect, to keep him under better control when Jeeps approached the gates, no other cars or vehicles excited Ajax’s interest...only the rear right side tires on Jeeps...he hated them.
Wow, the monkey is officially off my back! :)