The rescue I volunteer for are reluctant to allow cops to adopt their dogs. They have a tendency not to take the time to be with the dogs or train them, and return the dogs like used socks. On the other hand, fire fighters tend to be good adoptors.
I'll second that! The husband's a firefighter and is great with our two adopted dogs, probably spends more time with them then with me on some days!
I used to have the utmost respect for all Police Officers, I was brought up that way. Most Police officers we know through the FD are wonderful, but there is that small percentage of disrespectful, power hungry, know-it-alls that can make a whole department look bad. Used to be one cop around here thought he was “all that” and used to mow his lawn in, what I called, his 1980’s pervert style gym shorts, no shirt, but holster with gun! He's no longer around — the Feds hired him!
My mother’s neighbor is a couple, both cops. Their German Shepherd Dog is a neglected backyard dog that barks incessantly and is bored out of its mind.
It is very obvious that the police couple next to my mom wanted a robot guard dog to protect the house and nothing mre. Their dog is so bored and neglected that it is very high strung and belligerent. Poor dog. The couple is very nice to my mom, but as dog owners, they coujld care less about that dog. When it finally breaks out of the yard and bites somebody, I don’t know what their excuse will be.
Meantime, my GSD companion sleeps in my bedroom, I walk him every day, and he is calm and steady and happy as a result.
Confirms what you said about cops who own dogs. They couldn’t care less about that animal. They just want a guard robot. They should give up the dog and just buy an alarm for the house.