Most of the police dogs need to find a new house for themselves after they retire from the police force. Their working careers end after a certain age, and then they are sent to live a normal life. Almost all the police dogs out there get adopted by the officers who worked with them during their careers. And the dogs that are not adopted by any of the workers are offered to the public for adoption. Here is a guide on how you can adopt these dogs from different departments.
- If you are looking to adopt a police dog
Very limited police dogs are offered every year to the public for adoption. If you are interested in having a nice police dog at your home, then you must contact the police department of your locality. You can enquire about your interest in adopting a police dog that is no longer offering its official duties. Some of the police departments give away the retired police dogs to local animal shelters or any rescue organization. In that case, you need to contact those particular organizations to find out what are the requirements for adopting a retired police dog.
- If you are looking to adopt a military service dog
Almost all the military service dogs get adopted through the “Military Working Dog Adoption Program” at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. The complete process of adoption from applying until it’s final approval takes a typical of 12 to 18 months. You must have to be ready to accept the dog as and when a military service dog is available for adoption. You can get the dog transported from Lackland to your home by paying just the transportation fee. Retired Military dogs are available for free to adopt. You can bring home your pet by paying a little amount for transportation.
What are the requirements to adopt a police dog?
First of all, you must know that there is no fixed set of rules or requirements to adopt a police dog because the police dogs can be adopted through several different organizations. Although, you must ask for a veterinary reference and must also get your home inspected before the entire adoption process. In some cases, your application for the adoption might get rejected based on facts such as: having a young child, cat or any other pet and also because your home might not be secure enough due to lack of fencing. Your homeowner’s insurance may get affected because of the breed of dog you adopt. Most of the breeds are quite dangerous than normal domestic dogs.
What all things you must keep in mind before filing an adoption application?
Some of the police dogs that are offered for adoption are either young ones who weren’t able to complete the training process successfully or the older dogs who have already served the purpose. The old dogs mostly have some health problems because of which they could not serve anymore. In this case, your new pet might require costly medical care to survive a healthy life for a little longer. Also, you must remember that these dogs have gone through extensive training, so they might behave a little oddly in a homely environment.