The article, translated from the German newspaper RHEIN-NECKAR-ZEITUNG for December 27-28, 1997.
Fewer and fewer German Shepherds are suitable for police work. No pedigree table, no "breed standard" do not decide whether this a good canine police dog or not.
According to the police state of Hesse, fewer and fewer German Shepherd German breeding lines suitable for use as police dogs. It is becoming harder and harder to find a suitable dog, says Manfred Villnat, head of Hessian Police Academy in Myuhlgeyme am Main. Only every fifth dog is being tested for use as a police officer. "Beauty is clearly ahead of functionality" - says Villnat the "breed standard" razvedencheskih organizations. As a result, "Inspector Rex" more and more often come from countries in Eastern Europe where the German Shepherd Dog, supposedly less corrupt.
"We need a working dog, not the family dog," - say coaches. They need toughness, courage, fighting instinct, and "certain natural energy."
Among the 320 dogs Hesse, approximately 260 - German Shepherds. We can not say that it is remarkable in terms of exterior dog - fur of some of them too long, the teeth out of order or there is only one testicle.
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