[Will88]

"The average retirement age of a police K-9 at [Albuquerque's police department] is around 7 years old," Espinoza says.

Retire at seven? Just early middle age for a dog. Surprised at that. Dogs I've had didn't show age until around ten.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Retire at seven? Just early middle age for a dog.

Yeah, but this is a public employee dog... got a great pension. ;)

[nascarnation]

My buddy is blind and has had guide dogs for decades (labrador retrievers).

They typically retire around 7 or 8 yrs old. It’s always emotional for him.

There’s quite a difference between working dogs and pets. Working dogs are “on” pretty much all the time they’re not sleeping.