Why is there so few Female Dogs used in Police K9 Protection work?...All I ever see is the Male Dogs?
Why is this?
And if the reason is that they need the females for good breeding stock ...can't she still work and breed?
Chris Duhon Webboard User Reg: 08-14-2004
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The reasons vary but IMO some think the males are just harder and more suitable for the work and to some degree this is correct. I have had the pleasure of owning and running into some awesome females though. As a matter of fact I have a female that will be my back up dog on the department, she is trained dual purpose.
I think a big reason is because, you have to deal with heat cycles, and there are some departments to my knowledge that have policy removing the dog from duty during heat as they feel her liability increases due to harmones. Other than that if the female is a great working dog and bred nicely, most would further evaluated her as a brood candidate, Taking more of her time off the street or more likely never making it to the street. With the male, this isn't an issue
David C.Frost Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2002
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I have males and females in my program. Dogs are picked solely on their ability. Females are spayed. The selection process is strictly behavior specific.
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Any behavior that is reinforced is more likely to occur again.
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David, thats exactly what I would say spay the dog if it can do the work. The two things I'v found with the departments I have in mind is the dogs in question was contracted to the department by the handler. The handlers didn't want a good dog spayed for future reproduction, and second thing was, I know of a department who's K9 supervisor thinks spaying the female will cause behavior problems, and therefore she gets 2weeks off every six months. Coming from the Military, I have seen plenty of females. I had 2 dog teams under my command at the US embassy in Kenya and one was a female, she was awesome.
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not as a rule of thumb. I have seen some that were and that was rare, because the dogs were found in a shelter and it happened to have the drive for dope work.
David C.Frost Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2002
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I spent 23 years in the MWD Program, 13 of them as an instructor at Lackland. I've seen my share of females as well. We don't allow "contract" dogs. All the dogs are state property.
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Any behavior that is reinforced is more likely to occur again.
I am starting to see more females being used as patrol dogs. I think this has come about due to it being tougher to find good dogs because of the demand for dogs. I think it has been thought that males are harder temparmented that females. I will have to say that a couple that I have seen and worked are tough dogs.
I would not think it practical to have a female trained in Police work (patrol and/or detector) and then take her off the street to have a litter of pups. Further I would think they would have to be spayed. It would be hard (if not impossible) to work them when they came in season.
In regard to males being neutered I have had my last 2 patrol dogs neutered due to prostate problems. Breeding is not an issue for our department and their drive did not diminish at all.
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