OMEN
01-17-2008, 11:19 AM
Police dog handlers are learning German so they can give orders to imported dogs.
Officers are learning basic German commands after a successful trial involving Derbyshire police and a team of alsatians from Berlin.
A quarter of all police dogs in Derbyshire are German, and handlers have learnt commands including "sitz" (sit), "platz" (down), "aus" (let go), "holen" (fetch) and "bissen" (bite).
The German dogs cost £2,000 each but police bosses say they are good value as they are already trained in obedience and biting to apprehend criminals.
One dog-handler from Derbyshire constabulary said: "If you say 'let go' in English, they just look at you like you are crazy."
Annanova
Officers are learning basic German commands after a successful trial involving Derbyshire police and a team of alsatians from Berlin.
A quarter of all police dogs in Derbyshire are German, and handlers have learnt commands including "sitz" (sit), "platz" (down), "aus" (let go), "holen" (fetch) and "bissen" (bite).
The German dogs cost £2,000 each but police bosses say they are good value as they are already trained in obedience and biting to apprehend criminals.
One dog-handler from Derbyshire constabulary said: "If you say 'let go' in English, they just look at you like you are crazy."
Annanova