| GSD's and Mal's from real working lines more consistently have the temperament you want for police work. Also, police departments are very traditional and their trainers are used to working with GSD's.
A special kind of dog is required to be a good police dog. I talked to a K9 officer in my area, and he says his department looks for imported young adult dogs that have just been started in bitework. That way they know the dog probably has the correct temperament and he is not so set in his training that they can't mold him. |