Police dogs

K9 officers from the Sheriff's Dept. came to hang out with our SAR team today. Reason being that we often participate in evidence searches, and their dogs are sometimes used as "last resort" search dogs when the risk of a person remaining missing outweighs the risk of them being bitten

Example: once upon a time a woman attempted suicide by overdose and then wandered off into a rural area. was last seen going in and out of consciousness. extensive area searches on foot and by cruisers failed. she was eventually found by a police dog and was bitten, but she survived. To be fair, the dog didn't bite her until after the lady kicked him in the face.

They really are crazy critters. They truly love biting people. It's obvious. They did a demo for us and once they knew they were going to get to attack our Deputy Chief (yeah, he was suited) their demeanor totally shifted. He might as well have been the mother of all steaks combined with the coolest squeaky toy ever. Once the handler gave the cue, the dog took flight (like really... he basically flew) and sunk his teeth into the gigantic suit, his tail wagging all the while.

Many of the dogs play this game... they nose-nudge people in the crotch to try to get them to jump so they can bite them. They're freaking nuts. I love it.