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Puppy who flunks out of police training for being too friendly finds regal new position
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| June 8, 2017
| Alyssa Pereira
Posted on 06/08/2017 7:48:47 PM PDT by Innovative
A German shepherd puppy named Gavel couldn't quite cut it as a police dog, as he was too friendly with strangers to catch criminals.
Not every pup is cut out to be a police dog. One such puppy, a German shepherd named Gavel, flunked out of police training in Australia in February after he was found to "not display the necessary aptitude for a life on the front line." As BBC reports, the problem was that Gavel was "too sociable," and enjoyed meeting strangers a little too much to make a career out of catching criminals. Unfortunately, he was too much of a good boy.
Luckily, Gavel's first six weeks of life had been spent at the official home of the Queensland governor, and the politician, Paul de Jersey, was happy to take him back.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Society
KEYWORDS: doggieping; germanshephard; germanshepherd; puppy
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Nice that it has a happy ending. Adorable picture at the link.
To: Innovative
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posted on
06/08/2017 7:56:44 PM PDT
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, the REAL Russia-US scandal: details at my FR home page)
To: Innovative
To: Innovative
So they found the one animal in Australia that can't kill you instantly at 100 paces? Awwww!
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:00:28 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Posted exactly the same time as me. To the second! 10:56:44PM ET
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:00:55 PM PDT
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, the REAL Russia-US scandal: details at my FR home page)
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!
The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail me.
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:03:56 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: ETL
Your picture was sized bigger, thus much cuter and better.
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:04:17 PM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: ETL
Your picture was sized bigger, thus much cuter and better.
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:04:21 PM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: KarlInOhio
Gavel even looks very friendly. Such a sweetie.
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:11:45 PM PDT
by
tob2
(So much to do; so little desire to do it.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Heh heh - a tired pup is a good pup!
He’s adorable, but I’m a GSD person anyway.
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:14:20 PM PDT
by
GnuThere
To: ETL
Yeah, but mine is bigger!
;-)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
To: ETL
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:26:36 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder" - The MLN didn't make Trump, so they can't break Trump.)
To: Innovative
Got some Ferdinand the bull kinda thinking going on there.
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:28:27 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
To: KarlInOhio
I heard someone on YouTube say that Australia is Mother Nature's Killing Field. So true....
To: Daffynition
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:40:37 PM PDT
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ETL
(Obama-Hillary, the REAL Russia-US scandal: details at my FR home page)
To: ETL
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:43:30 PM PDT
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Daffynition
("The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder" - The MLN didn't make Trump, so they can't break Trump.)
To: Innovative
“Your name’s not William, it’s ‘Willie’”
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:44:19 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Daffynition
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:48:11 PM PDT
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, the REAL Russia-US scandal: details at my FR home page)
To: ETL
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posted on
06/08/2017 8:49:44 PM PDT
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Daffynition
("The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder" - The MLN didn't make Trump, so they can't break Trump.)
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